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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Billy Kingsley, post: 658450, member: 19456&quot;]Destroying these coins would be counter-productive. Yes, you hate the Nazi regime, as all intelligent people do. Understandable. But to destroy all traces of the atrocites that happened is in itself a crime- for it wipes out the memories of the people who lost their life to prevent Hitler from taking over the world, as well as those who died at his hands for no good reason.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We are still at a time in history when people who suffered through this time are still alive, some people facing firsthand the horrors of what went on. So no one will forget what went on anytime in the near future. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But think of the farther future. Six or 700 years from now, there will be no one left alive who was alive during that time, paper may or may not last that long, and film will surely detiorate, if it survives. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But coins...those will survive, unless they are purposely destroyed. People in the future will find these, or see them in museams, and learn about what happened, and who was killed for no reason, and so on. The story of WWII must NEVER be forgotton, in part to prevent it from happening again, and in part to keep the memory alive of the thousands of people, both civilian and military, who lost their lives in the conflict. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The coins should be used an educational tool, or even just as a reminder of lost loved ones or lost anyone. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have a collection of Nazi era German coins. They were brought back from the field of battle by family members who served in the war, and every time I see them, I cannot help but stop and think about my family members, who fought but luckily all survived, but also the people that didn&#039;t survive, and the horrors they must have seen and felt. Every time I see them, I stop and think, and it reminds me how lucky I really am, that I don&#039;t have to witness that, or be persecuted for what I believe in. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Poignant remarks above about the American Indian. My great-grandfather, x15 was king of an Indian tribe on Long Island, and was poisioned by Europeans in the 1600s. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Addressing the original poster, do you own any coins from the USA? England? France? Mexico? Spain? Italy? Japan? Russia? Argentina? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All have been aggresors in wars throughout the past 500 or so years. I have no doubt other countries have also started various wars but my primary area of historical interest (beyond my own family) is European history. It does not really matter if the aggressor was justified (Example: The USA&#039;s Revolutionary War) or not (Example: Nazi Germany) in your opinion (my opinions in parenthesis), they have all started wars that cost human lives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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