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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2518117, member: 76111&quot;]Like everything governments do, this is just the beginning IMO.&nbsp; These laws will never get smaller in scope, only expand.&nbsp; Germany is a very powerful political force in Europe and I would expect the rest of the flock to follow their lead eventually or the bright minds at the EU to adopt it centrally.&nbsp; It&#039;s very depressing to me.&nbsp; There is hope that Britain, which has the most rational antiquities scheme of all of them and has now rejected the EU, will remain a place of personal collecting freedom as&nbsp; Europe continues it&#039;s path toward darkness.&nbsp; I think German auction companies are currently rethinking where they are located, with the possibility of moving to Switzerland or possibly London.&nbsp; Not that the US is any banquet of personal freedoms anymore when it comes to collecting ancient coins.&nbsp; We&#039;ve seen the US government continue to enact new MOU&#039;s and restrictions that are more restrictive than the source countries in complete disregard to the impact on American citizens. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the latest round of European auctions, I have several coins that I&#039;m researching for provenances prior to 2011.&nbsp; If I can&#039;t find any, I can&#039;t bid.&nbsp; A prime example is this coin in Kunker listed as being minted in Patras - modern day Greece.&nbsp; To my understanding, nobody knows exactly where Antony Legionary issues were minted and in all likelihood they were minted in lots of places throughout Asia minor.&nbsp; But, since Kunker is placing this coin in Greece I can&#039;t buy it in America.&nbsp; Sucks. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]536548[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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