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<p>[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 3271467, member: 91820"]I had searched to see if this topic had been addressed here, but didn't see what you had referenced. It was prompted by thoughts I have had on this subject for quite some time. I recall going to the Smithsonian to see their coins, which were kept in an ill lit room. On the other hand, I did go to a museum in Philadelphia (just do not recall the name) which had a magnificent well presented collection. I am inclined to agree that if the museum truly takes care of the coins and has them properly displayed, then great. But, if they are rotting away in a basement, then they should be sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I had asked in one of my other notes what had happened to the huge number of coins sold during the great Eastern European coin dispersal of the 2000's. I guess the coins simply stay in collections.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 3271467, member: 91820"]I had searched to see if this topic had been addressed here, but didn't see what you had referenced. It was prompted by thoughts I have had on this subject for quite some time. I recall going to the Smithsonian to see their coins, which were kept in an ill lit room. On the other hand, I did go to a museum in Philadelphia (just do not recall the name) which had a magnificent well presented collection. I am inclined to agree that if the museum truly takes care of the coins and has them properly displayed, then great. But, if they are rotting away in a basement, then they should be sold. By the way, I had asked in one of my other notes what had happened to the huge number of coins sold during the great Eastern European coin dispersal of the 2000's. I guess the coins simply stay in collections.[/QUOTE]
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