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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 42, October 15, 2017, Article 30

COINWEEK ANCIENT COIN COLLECTORS GUILD ARTICLE
Hubert Walker of CoinWeek published an article on October 13, 2017 about the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild's fight against laws restricting the exportation and holding of ancient coins and artifacts. -Editor

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Until the early years of the 21st century, it was relatively easy and completely legal for an American collector to import ancient coins from most other countries. But in recent years there has been a definite trend toward ever-increasing restrictions on such activities.

The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) was founded in 2004 in direct response to this trend.

According to the Guild, the organization serves as an advocate for the right of collectors to own numismatic objects “regardless of date or place of origin”. It does this through a three-pronged effort involving educational programs, consumer protection and legal action.

In 2009, the ACCG initiated a test case involving ancient coins that members of the group had imported from Cyprus and China. The hope was to challenge then-recent changes in the U.S. Government’s agreements with the two countries that suddenly made such transactions prohibited by law. Eight years later, aspects of the case continue to slog through the courts, with the latest update coming just weeks ago on September 28.

And whether that’s due to bureaucratic foot-dragging on the part of the federal government or not, the dogged determination of the ACCG to see the case through should be inspiring to other collectors. So to catch everyone up on one of the bleeding edges of coin advocacy, CoinWeek brings you a brief history on the case and provides a little legal background to help you make sense of it all.

The lengthy article walks through the major events in the ongoing case, introduces the parties and politics on all sides. Great job! Be sure to read the complete article online. Stay tuned for more - the organization filed its latest brief in the case on September 28, 2017. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:

Ancient Coin Collectors Guild Continues Fight Against Coin Seizure (https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-coin-collectors-guild-continues-fight-against-coin-seizure/)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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