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<p>[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 7798838, member: 100459"]Don't you folks get the "Heebi-Jeebis" when you buy these coins when they have to go through customs and any other body of government that doesn't want your coins going out of the country?</p><p>I'm not a collector, but I have great admirations for you folks for what you have to go through to get your coins.</p><p>My father was stationed at Landstuhl, German in 1953-1957, The summer before we were to return to the States, my father decided to take our family in a tour of Europe. One of our stops was Rome and he got us a tour guard to take us through interesting sites. One stop we made was at the coliseum. This was in 1956, and there were no guards or ropes keeping us from seeing a great deal of the coliseum. We got down to the lowest level possible and during my trek, I reached down on the ground and picked up what looked to be an old coin. I wasn't aware that there was any restriction to take things, (remember, I was only 8). I showed it to our tour guide and she told me to drop it, that it was illegal to take anything out of the coliseum. (I should have kept my trap shut, but I didn't know the law) Anyway, that's the only time I ever saw a Roman coin other than on this site.</p><p>I did the same thing when we went to the Painted Desert. I picked up a piece of the "rocks" and stuck it in my pocket. There was a sign not to pick up anything. Well, I learned my lesson. I kept my trap shut and never showed it to my parents until I was about 30.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 7798838, member: 100459"]Don't you folks get the "Heebi-Jeebis" when you buy these coins when they have to go through customs and any other body of government that doesn't want your coins going out of the country? I'm not a collector, but I have great admirations for you folks for what you have to go through to get your coins. My father was stationed at Landstuhl, German in 1953-1957, The summer before we were to return to the States, my father decided to take our family in a tour of Europe. One of our stops was Rome and he got us a tour guard to take us through interesting sites. One stop we made was at the coliseum. This was in 1956, and there were no guards or ropes keeping us from seeing a great deal of the coliseum. We got down to the lowest level possible and during my trek, I reached down on the ground and picked up what looked to be an old coin. I wasn't aware that there was any restriction to take things, (remember, I was only 8). I showed it to our tour guide and she told me to drop it, that it was illegal to take anything out of the coliseum. (I should have kept my trap shut, but I didn't know the law) Anyway, that's the only time I ever saw a Roman coin other than on this site. I did the same thing when we went to the Painted Desert. I picked up a piece of the "rocks" and stuck it in my pocket. There was a sign not to pick up anything. Well, I learned my lesson. I kept my trap shut and never showed it to my parents until I was about 30.[/QUOTE]
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