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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2620604, member: 15588&quot;]I understand the viewpoint and the horror at learning about Belgium&#039;s 19th century African transgressions, but I also don&#039;t blame coins for a particular leader&#039;s malfeasance. Sometimes they can serve as reminders of just how bad human beings can become and a reminder not to repeat past injustices. Of course many people buy such things simply out of morbid curiosity. Nonetheless, such coins were also used by ordinary people who suffered under such regimes, so they have significance for the history of everyday commerce as well. Buying them now doesn&#039;t benefit rulers of the past, so I tend to lean on the side of moral neutrality when dealing with coinage from less than stellar rulers or states. I have coins of Nero, Franco, Turkmenbashi, Nazi Germany and other undesirables. Some I bought and some I inherited. I consider them objects lacking moral significance in and of themselves as objects. Others may disagree, which is fine, but I think one can own such things without supporting the ethics of the rulers depicted. Of course this ultimately comes down to personal preference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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