On Paul Barford’s blog as well as several of his many posts he likes to point out that the ACCG’s board is comprised mostly of dealers. He as well as others that make up the radical archaeologist “movement” really take issue with “profit” being made from the sale of ancient numismatic items and “portable antiquities”. Continue reading →
Posts Tagged ‘Ancient Coin Collectors Guild’
Coin collections being seized in parts of Germany?
Saturday, January 31st, 2009Per a post to the Unidroit-Llist on Yahoo by Jorg Lueke German coin collections have been confiscated by the police after raids of the homes of collectors. Unfortunately the original news articles are in German and full translations are not available. But a call to a few colleagues confirmed that the police have in fact Continue reading →
Numismatic Clubs & Societies
Friday, January 30th, 2009At least once at every bourse I attend I hear the question: “What club/society/organization can I join that would be of interest to a collector of ancient coins?” Well, in addition to several small local clubs the three major organizations that I recommend: The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild- The ACCG is a relative newcomer as Continue reading →