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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 8258609, member: 76111&quot;]The ANS was started by a 16 year old coin collector and American Civil War veteran.&nbsp; From what I can tell, the bulk of the ANS&#039; collection has been generously donated by collectors and the appeals to add items to the collection is directed squarely toward collectors even today.&nbsp; If you look at the ANS charity ball that is held each year, it is almost all dealers and collectors who show up and support the organization.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The ANS is not supposed to be a political organization bringing together converging opinions on anything.&nbsp; It&#039;s a research and historical preservation society funded primarily by collectors and dealers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I will echo the sentiments that it appears to me that ANS is losing sight of who it serves and from whom it gets it&#039;s support.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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