Provenance

The provenance of a coin can often add a considerable amount to its value. As well as this, being able to trace a coin’s history can teach you a lot about the coin and how it has been collected over the years.

Having a coin included in a famous collection (such as the Pittman collection) can often add great value to a coin’s price. The idea being that the collection as a whole gathers a reputation for quality or rarity and that rubs off on the individual coins.

Where the coin has been can also impact on its price. Coins from shipwrecks, treasure troves or that have belonged to famous people are often more valuable than their regular counterparts.

Of course provenance also plays another important part in the value of a coin, it proves it is real. As coins can often be faked a history of the coin being bought by reputable dealers and traded between collectors can often demonstrate that it is, in fact, legitimate.

This 1684 Tin Farthing came with the paper envelope which it had been stored in by previous owners. They had note pertinent information on the envelope, including which collections this coin was in previously. This little addition makes the coin much more appealing to collectors.