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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1936981, member: 19463"]<a href="http://www.coinweek.com/commentary/museums-hate-ancient-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/commentary/museums-hate-ancient-coins/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinweek.com/commentary/museums-hate-ancient-coins/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The above was linked here not long ago. Read the last two paragraphs. It is a fact that museums do not respect coins quite the way we do and would only want your collection if they are allowed to sell it an buy something that they do want. I tend to agree and would prefer coin collections be shown online. A good photo of a coin (both sides) can be as educational as the coin itself and relatively few people come to a museum hoping to see a coin. On the other hand, a photo of a locomotive hardly conveys the same feeling as standing beside a wheel taller than you are. Five year olds ask their parents to take them to see the train. When I see a museum coin exhibit, I am hoping to see coins like I have (but preferably not as nice) or catch a fake they missed. I'd rather see museums sell their coins than hide them in the basement or show them poorly. </p><p><br /></p><p>I like my local art museum. I'm a member. They recently posted some online photos including a couple coins. See:</p><p><a href="http://vmfa.museum/collections/art/coin-camel-quadriga/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://vmfa.museum/collections/art/coin-camel-quadriga/" rel="nofollow">http://vmfa.museum/collections/art/coin-camel-quadriga/</a></p><p>How many misspellings do you find in the label? Do they care?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1936981, member: 19463"][url]http://www.coinweek.com/commentary/museums-hate-ancient-coins/[/url] The above was linked here not long ago. Read the last two paragraphs. It is a fact that museums do not respect coins quite the way we do and would only want your collection if they are allowed to sell it an buy something that they do want. I tend to agree and would prefer coin collections be shown online. A good photo of a coin (both sides) can be as educational as the coin itself and relatively few people come to a museum hoping to see a coin. On the other hand, a photo of a locomotive hardly conveys the same feeling as standing beside a wheel taller than you are. Five year olds ask their parents to take them to see the train. When I see a museum coin exhibit, I am hoping to see coins like I have (but preferably not as nice) or catch a fake they missed. I'd rather see museums sell their coins than hide them in the basement or show them poorly. I like my local art museum. I'm a member. They recently posted some online photos including a couple coins. See: [url]http://vmfa.museum/collections/art/coin-camel-quadriga/[/url] How many misspellings do you find in the label? Do they care?[/QUOTE]
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