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<p>[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 2672505, member: 81896"]<font size="4"><i>Here's my impression of what's going on. <i>I'm not a legal expert. [USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER] could write this better. </i>Any of my fellow forum members are welcome to correct me or add to my definition:</i></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">"These actions are a result of the looting of artifacts from the museums in Baghdad during the Iraq War to be sold on the black market. It's a byproduct of the attempt by the cultural preservationists (<i>who I hold no hostility toward</i>) to restore and prevent the trafficking of stolen art and archeological treasures. Unfortunately ancient coins tend to fall under the category of ancient treasures. </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">We need to be cognizant of the pedigree of our coins and not purchase from dealers who we may suspect of unscrupulousness." The VCOINS Code of Ethics should be observed!</font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 2672505, member: 81896"][SIZE=4][I]Here's my impression of what's going on. [I]I'm not a legal expert. [USER=76194]@Sallent[/USER] could write this better. [/I]Any of my fellow forum members are welcome to correct me or add to my definition:[/I] "These actions are a result of the looting of artifacts from the museums in Baghdad during the Iraq War to be sold on the black market. It's a byproduct of the attempt by the cultural preservationists ([I]who I hold no hostility toward[/I]) to restore and prevent the trafficking of stolen art and archeological treasures. Unfortunately ancient coins tend to fall under the category of ancient treasures. [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]We need to be cognizant of the pedigree of our coins and not purchase from dealers who we may suspect of unscrupulousness." The VCOINS Code of Ethics should be observed! [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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