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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 4598239, member: 87200&quot;]I posted my comment, to wit:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>As a long time coin collector of ancient coins, I believe allowing new language restricting the import of Roman Republican and Imperial coinage into the MOU would be a grave mistake. First of all, the territories controlled by the Republic and Empire were vast, with an extensive system of mints in both Europe, Western Asia, and the Middle East, not necessarily Italy per se. The coinage circulated far and wide, for centuries. It&#039;s hard to see how restrictions will benefit Italy given this fact. If collecting were restricted and newly found coins had to be placed in museums then consider how few museums actually display the coins in their possession. Rather, tens of thousands of collectors actively involved in the presentation and exchange of their coins offers a much better system for preserving cultural heritage and the history behind the coins than something which is inaccessible to the average citizen. I hope these comments are taken into consideration as the effective date for the MOU approaches.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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