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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8209241, member: 118780&quot;]Some more food for thought:</p><p><br /></p><p>Until recently, I collected ancient firecracker packs. I still have a few, but I sold the bulk of them to get started in ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, if you think people come down on you for collecting ancient coins, firecracker packs are on a completely different level. Some years ago, the largest collection in the world was seized from a well-known collector in California and burned. Many of those packs were one-of-a-kind.</p><p><br /></p><p>The court never bothered to fathom that these were important relics of US history and that many contained fascinating art from a bygone era. The also didn&#039;t realize that most were so old that they wouldn&#039;t pop. They never bothered to understand, but just ordered their destruction.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a collector, I had to be careful to whom I showed my collection. I had to also be conscious on how I obtained my packs. The firecracker pack collecting world was tight-knit, and most transactions were made in person. In the end, I just decided it was better to have a collection I <i>could</i> show off, so I sold them. I do still have a couple one-of-a-kind packs for sentimental reasons, but I keep them with a relative who has state and federal permits for the storage and manufacture of explosives.</p><p><br /></p><p>There will always be people who understand and don&#039;t understand things, but what&#039;s particularly frustrating these days is there&#039;s an increasing trend of people who believe their opinions are now truth, and that things outside their comfort spheres aren&#039;t just wrong; they&#039;re offensive, and what&#039;s offensive must be stricken by law.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know this goes way beyond the trade of ancient coins and artifacts in general, but it&#039;s so frustrating that many find legislation an easier alternative to understanding the actual problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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