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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 514978, member: 39&quot;]Umm, that was more than half a year ago. And while the police and DA surely overreacted - and in other cases still do IMO - , in this particular case the reason for the search was that the four ancient Greek coins which he bought via eBay had apparently been stolen from a Czech museum before.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is that yes, there are cases of theft, illegal &quot;digging&quot; (note however that in Germany the laws regarding detectorists vary widely from state to state) and dealing with stolen coins. So it does make sense to try and prevent or fight such criminal activities. But it is not exactly helpful to resort to the other extreme and criminalize all collectors of &quot;old&quot; coins merely because people do not have a proof of ownership or similar documents for all of their coins. (After all, while it may help in cases of theft, such documentation is not a legal requirement.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here in Germany this whole discussion is not new, but why not raise awareness elsewhere ... The matter will also be discussed at the WMF this weekend; there are two articles about it in the WMF catalog, and European dealers (FENAP) may issue a joint statement. Hope it helps ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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