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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cachecoins, post: 4412564, member: 111237&quot;]This is the problem. Both sides are so antagonistic towards each other there seems to be little middle ground. People like Paul Barford calling any collector of antiquities criminals and coin fondlers and the collectors condemning museums and academics in broad generalizations who are seeking to preserve sites for study. There is no middle ground on either side. Collectors of antiquities are tantamount to looters and collectors should all be able to collect whatever they like with no restriction. There is little middle ground, at least where it counts, as far as I have seen. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are those like me who see both sides but sadly I have been labeled a coin fondler by Barford as well when I sought to discuss the issue with him and told by coin sellers how MOUs...all of them... are wrong for a variety of reasons. Seems like one of those heavily contentious issues that will never be resolved. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sadly looting does destroy possible archeological sites,.even the US restricts what you can do at certain sites. You will be arrested if you go metal detecting at battlefield park... buying ancient coins does encourage looting, antagonism against collectors puts them in constant defense and positions them against any measures to resolve such issues. Both can coexist if you ask me. I would love to know exactly where my coins were unearthed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen here collectors postulating about where their coins were found. Its true that more coins than will ever be displayed in any museums are sitting in warehouses...they could bring money to the museums but instead they hold them as in their minds private collecting encourages looting...they aren&#039;t necessarily wrong about that but also simply outlawing collecting these things isn&#039;t the answer either...it just assures that it will always continue. The British MOU is ideal and even then it doesn&#039;t stop all looting....but it works rather well[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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