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<p>[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4309698, member: 111037"]Fascinating...</p><p><br /></p><p>However, as no auction coins where matched to any of the photographed ones from Gaza, no foul play was ever proven...</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, there is an unfair undertone that collectors and auction houses alike would only do the absolute minimum required to establish a coin's provenance. This is not the case in my opinion, the dealers I spoke to in London are very wary of these things. 2 of them have mentioned to me that for example they are very suspicious and careful about buying Athens owls recently, for the reasons we all know.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never bought from an auction yet, but I imagine that they have the same rules and procedures that brick and mortar shops do. I know that the Roma Numismatics owner(?) is a member here, so I wonder if he will spot this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said all that, I am sure that coins as the ones described in the documentary do sometimes find their way to the international market one way or another, but I imagine the legal responsibilty lies with the finders and the local goverments..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4309698, member: 111037"]Fascinating... However, as no auction coins where matched to any of the photographed ones from Gaza, no foul play was ever proven... Also, there is an unfair undertone that collectors and auction houses alike would only do the absolute minimum required to establish a coin's provenance. This is not the case in my opinion, the dealers I spoke to in London are very wary of these things. 2 of them have mentioned to me that for example they are very suspicious and careful about buying Athens owls recently, for the reasons we all know. I have never bought from an auction yet, but I imagine that they have the same rules and procedures that brick and mortar shops do. I know that the Roma Numismatics owner(?) is a member here, so I wonder if he will spot this thread. Having said all that, I am sure that coins as the ones described in the documentary do sometimes find their way to the international market one way or another, but I imagine the legal responsibilty lies with the finders and the local goverments..[/QUOTE]
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