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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 7895358, member: 84179"]Doug gave an excellent summary.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a worthwhile organization that supports ancient coin collectors</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://accguild.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://accguild.org/" rel="nofollow">https://accguild.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>No one will argue that many ancient works of art, architecture, etc are cultural heritage. But coins are different. They are not unique items, they were used for commerce. The were minted by the tens of thousands and with the 4th century AE bronzes, possibly by the millions. Should these coins be held only by museums, continuing to corrode until they find the labor and funds to conserve them or should collectors be allowed to own, and conserve, and study these pieces?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 7895358, member: 84179"]Doug gave an excellent summary. Here is a worthwhile organization that supports ancient coin collectors [URL]https://accguild.org/[/URL] No one will argue that many ancient works of art, architecture, etc are cultural heritage. But coins are different. They are not unique items, they were used for commerce. The were minted by the tens of thousands and with the 4th century AE bronzes, possibly by the millions. Should these coins be held only by museums, continuing to corrode until they find the labor and funds to conserve them or should collectors be allowed to own, and conserve, and study these pieces?[/QUOTE]
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