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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3787165, member: 99239"]Unfortunately, this is all a wasted effort along the lines of preaching to the choir. The issue transcends technicalities. It is political. The whole MOU process whereby they asked the public for input and debate on the matter was a charade. The decision had been made beforehand and the outward show of consensus was simply public relations fluff.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's very clear that coins got swept up alongside one-of-a-kind historical artifacts even though as this article, and many other similar ones, make a compelling case why they shouldn't be lumped together. The law being applied unjustly I personally don't feel any compunction about importing coins from, say, Cyprus. And given that it hasn't really made much of a dent in the trade (coins can always be exported through secondary countries if necessary) I don't think we as collectors need to worry overmuch. At least not in the foreseeable future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3787165, member: 99239"]Unfortunately, this is all a wasted effort along the lines of preaching to the choir. The issue transcends technicalities. It is political. The whole MOU process whereby they asked the public for input and debate on the matter was a charade. The decision had been made beforehand and the outward show of consensus was simply public relations fluff. It's very clear that coins got swept up alongside one-of-a-kind historical artifacts even though as this article, and many other similar ones, make a compelling case why they shouldn't be lumped together. The law being applied unjustly I personally don't feel any compunction about importing coins from, say, Cyprus. And given that it hasn't really made much of a dent in the trade (coins can always be exported through secondary countries if necessary) I don't think we as collectors need to worry overmuch. At least not in the foreseeable future. Rasiel[/QUOTE]
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