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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Breakdown, post: 1344358, member: 19532&quot;]&quot;You can surmise anything you want. But the coins were seized as part of&nbsp; the on-going seizures of certain foreign coins that come into the US.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug,</p><p>You may be correct but the CoinWorld article makes clear they got no answers from authorities as to why they were seized.&nbsp; Others on other forums have been guessing customs issues as well as a questionable provenance.&nbsp; I don&#039;t claim to know but will be following the story with interest on CoinWorld as they post more information.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also feel for the other consignors.&nbsp; I have to think that seizure during lot viewing could not have bolstered prices for the coins that were auctioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>I of course agree with others that such seizure is bad news and bad for the hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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