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<p>[QUOTE="coolhandred, post: 2202077, member: 73341"]I am not necessarily a conspiracy sort, but by signing the petition gives the powers that be your name, and thus a person who has an interest in the matter. It would not take a genius to figure out that you are probably a coin collector, and you have the type of objects they are trying to regulate. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I read Doug's post I had to smile. I have exactly the same kind of old envelopes that lower grade coins have fallen out of over the past 50-60 years or so. Less than 5% of my collection has any provenance what so ever, thus 95% of my coins could conceivably be subject to forfeiture. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm leaving this issue to the big boys, CNG and the other auction houses who have a direct business interest in this. They have the money to hire the legal talent necessary to straighten this out. Signing my name only makes me a target, and I am going to try and fly under the radar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandred, post: 2202077, member: 73341"]I am not necessarily a conspiracy sort, but by signing the petition gives the powers that be your name, and thus a person who has an interest in the matter. It would not take a genius to figure out that you are probably a coin collector, and you have the type of objects they are trying to regulate. When I read Doug's post I had to smile. I have exactly the same kind of old envelopes that lower grade coins have fallen out of over the past 50-60 years or so. Less than 5% of my collection has any provenance what so ever, thus 95% of my coins could conceivably be subject to forfeiture. I'm leaving this issue to the big boys, CNG and the other auction houses who have a direct business interest in this. They have the money to hire the legal talent necessary to straighten this out. Signing my name only makes me a target, and I am going to try and fly under the radar.[/QUOTE]
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