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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 7787309, member: 82322"]I know the lawyer who handled that case. The US has regulations about importing very old coins from many countries.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are probably safe if you only import coins you can prove were on the market in 2010 or earlier. Some denominations, years, and country-of-origin are OK later, please read <a href="https://accguild.org/resources/Documents/Import%20Restrictions%20on%20Ancient%20Coins%20and%20Declarations%20for%20Legal%20Import%20040721.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://accguild.org/resources/Documents/Import%20Restrictions%20on%20Ancient%20Coins%20and%20Declarations%20for%20Legal%20Import%20040721.pdf" rel="nofollow">this 19 page PDF</a> for details.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before buying a coin from a non-US-based dealer, write to the seller. They may be able to provide guidance. If the seller doesn't know, don't buy the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 7787309, member: 82322"]I know the lawyer who handled that case. The US has regulations about importing very old coins from many countries. You are probably safe if you only import coins you can prove were on the market in 2010 or earlier. Some denominations, years, and country-of-origin are OK later, please read [URL='https://accguild.org/resources/Documents/Import%20Restrictions%20on%20Ancient%20Coins%20and%20Declarations%20for%20Legal%20Import%20040721.pdf']this 19 page PDF[/URL] for details. Before buying a coin from a non-US-based dealer, write to the seller. They may be able to provide guidance. If the seller doesn't know, don't buy the coin.[/QUOTE]
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