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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 2970952, member: 77704&quot;]I used to have a hobby (collecting butterflies/moths/beetles) it was great fun. However govt. interference ruined it. All of a sudden , Countries of origin banned collecting/ CITES rules/ import regulations<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":inpain:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>However, extinctions are not caused by collecting, but rather cutting down forests (Brazil) good example, hence destroying the food plants.</p><p>With coins, when that hoard of Koson AV staters were found in Romania, most ended up in private coin collections like mine. I say great, we collectors keep much better care of these rare coins then museums. Same for the small hoard of mint state, Seljuks of Rum AV Dinars from Konya Mint, the Akola hoard of mint state Shah Jahan I AV Mohurs from Surat Mint. Private collectors do a first rate job of preserving coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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