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For those of you who have purchased/bid/won an ancient from Kuenkers, I have a question...

StorkStork Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Of course I could email them directly and ask...but this might be easier as I don't do German at all and relying on google translate might be less than optimal.

There's an ancient I have my eye on in an upcoming auction (relatively modest in estimate and totally a whim purchase) but how would I know if it's one that can/will be importable to the US? Some sites I've noticed will specify that coins are or are not 'suitable for the US market'. No obvious commentary on the English version of the Kuenker site.

Should I assume it's okay and bid away, or contact them first?

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  • AbueloAbuelo Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh no, you better ask. They will reply in English, I have contacted them in the past without problem.

  • PatARPatAR Posts: 347 ✭✭✭

    Cathy,

    I don't know the answer, but I'm very curious as well.

    Based on what I've read about various recent European regulations, the coin may require provenance proving it predates limitations on export and recent (last few decades I think) improper acquisitions (looting).

    Hopefully someone more familiar with the details will chime in.

    That said, I would still suggest contacting them directly. Most European auction houses have English speaking representatives and they would certainly be the last word on how their own auction house addresses the issue.

    Coins of Isabel 2


  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am also interested in hearing the details. What is the official definition for ancient as defined by these regulations? What about other coinage from 15th century to present?

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,391 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just email them...in English

    Latin American Collection

  • StorkStork Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ll send n email then. Once I’m back on my laptop. Hanging at Disney today :).

  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,636 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Worse comes to worst, you can always fly to Amsterdam, take a train over to Osnabrük, put the coin in your pocket and have a grand vacation. This is what the Russian dealers do with German auctions.

    I picked up a collection in Munich and did this. Fantastic time!

    Depending on value, you can get your VAT refunded if you get the paperwork stamped upon final exit from the EU and mail it back to Künker.

  • WashingtonianaWashingtoniana Posts: 278 ✭✭✭

    I usually think of the aes rude and aes grave coins as being off limits, but there's more to the list. Some dealers self regulate more than others, and in my experience, US customs doesn't vigorously enforce it. You can call Kuenker and ask. I think they all speak English better than us.

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