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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 4007813, member: 39084&quot;]FYI, the majority of U.S. states <i>exempt</i> ancient coins from sales tax:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ha.com/information/state-sales-tax-info.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ha.com/information/state-sales-tax-info.s" rel="nofollow">https://www.ha.com/information/state-sales-tax-info.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For the approximately 17 states that do collect some amount of sales tax, the tax depends on criteria such as total invoice price (some states exempt purchases <i>over</i> a certain amount, other states exempt purchases <i>under</i> a certain amount), the coin&#039;s metal (some states exempt gold and silver), etc., and some states include the buyer&#039;s premium in the amount taxed while some don&#039;t.&nbsp; Check the link above.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you live in a state that exempts ancient coin purchases, you don&#039;t have to pay sales tax regardless of the source from which you purchased the coin, as long as it&#039;s delivered to your home state.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I can determine (which isn&#039;t very far, admittedly) coins purchased from countries outside the U.S. are not subject to taxes such as VAT unless the country specifically requires this.&nbsp; In some foreign countries, the VAT is collected only on the buyer&#039;s premium (since that&#039;s the value being added by the auction house) and not the hammer price of the coin.&nbsp; You can usually find this information in the auction house&#039;s <i>Terms and Conditions.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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