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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1971957, member: 39"]Mixed feelings here when it comes to North Korean coins. I don't actively collect them anyway (not really my focus) but I have one with that Chollima horse monument ...</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a similar debate in this country (Federal Republic of Germany, then West G.) about whether it would be "politically OK" to collect coins from the German Democratic Republic (East G., 1949-90) in those years. After all, the GDR would often issue collector coins with themes that were also relevant for people here, with sometimes very attractive designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, some collectors here simply collected them, some said they would not support the regime that way. Others argued that, once such pieces had made it to sellers here anyway, it would be OK to buy them - a position that the "hardliners" did not share of course. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>By and large, when it comes to modern coinage, I focus on circulation coins. Collector coins that the "locals" can get/buy about as easily are fine too, but pieces that are made with the sole purpose of selling them to collectors outside the issuing country ... meh. And yes, I know that it can be tough to draw a dividing line.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1971957, member: 39"]Mixed feelings here when it comes to North Korean coins. I don't actively collect them anyway (not really my focus) but I have one with that Chollima horse monument ... There was a similar debate in this country (Federal Republic of Germany, then West G.) about whether it would be "politically OK" to collect coins from the German Democratic Republic (East G., 1949-90) in those years. After all, the GDR would often issue collector coins with themes that were also relevant for people here, with sometimes very attractive designs. Well, some collectors here simply collected them, some said they would not support the regime that way. Others argued that, once such pieces had made it to sellers here anyway, it would be OK to buy them - a position that the "hardliners" did not share of course. :) By and large, when it comes to modern coinage, I focus on circulation coins. Collector coins that the "locals" can get/buy about as easily are fine too, but pieces that are made with the sole purpose of selling them to collectors outside the issuing country ... meh. And yes, I know that it can be tough to draw a dividing line. Christian[/QUOTE]
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