Comments Open on Upcoming MOUs

Flamdrag99

My name is Kyle Ponterio, and I am a third-generation professional coin dealer with nearly 20 years of professional experience. I have always found coins and other numismatic objects quite special, and collecting them holds a great deal of meaning to me. I began working for Stack’s Bowers Galleries (then Ponterio & Associates) in 2005 under the tutelage of my father, Richard Ponterio, and brother, Kent Ponterio, and have remained with the company through its many changes. Stack’s is a long-time member of the International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN) (https://www.iapn-coins.org/association), an organization that works to maintain a healthy and prosperous numismatic trade through the enforcement of the highest standards of business ethics and commercial practices. The IAPN also battles against the distribution of forgeries and other illicit activities as well as lobbying against extreme or stifling measures by government agencies. We are calling all collectors and enthusiasts to take a moment and to please consider opposing a possible effort to expand current import restrictions upon Roman Imperial coins. These restrictions would permit US customs to assume all such coins are “Italian” in origin and to detain, seize, and repatriate them if the importer does not prove that they were sourced from Italy prior to the date of the regulation. Commenting is easy to do, and you do not need to be a US citizen to do so. Details as follows: https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2024/12/please-help-save-roman-imperial-coin.html

SimonW

This sounds like a very worthy effort, I’ll submit a comment forthwith. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Namvet69

Thanks for the heads up. I understand the impact and shall use the offered reply. Good luck. Peace Roy