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United States National Treasure Coins question
pocketpiececommems
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Other countries have coins they consider national treasures and cannot be exported. After reading the Coin World article on the unique Nova Cconstellatino quint pattern and it's importants I got to wondering if it could be won at auction and leave the country
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It could, which would be a shame, although I'm not sure whether I'd want the government to start legislating which US coins could be taken out of the country. It seems like a very slippery slope.
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
No. The US does not impose export or import restrictions unless there is a clouded title or an import is attempted contrary to the country of origin's law.
The recent prosecution of Hobby Lobby president for illegal importation of artifacts should be good guidance for those who wish to encourage "grave robbers" in other countries.
While it is certainly possible...and legal... I would hope there would be some deep pocket patriots that would not allow that to happen.... Cheers, RickO
I guess we need to go back and review those Nicolas Cage films to see what coins are identifiable.
FWIW, Thompson characterized these as "America's Lost Treasure" in his book of the same name:
There are a couple of "octagonals" in that image above.
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I wonder how they can stop me from taking coins out? How many times passed control at the airport, no one ever considered a trifle from my pocket.
At least seven of them
Cool pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good eye guys as to the Octagonals. And to tradedollarnut, do you see all 7 of them at that one location in the photo or are you adding two others beyond the other one I can see in the middle of the photo? Alternatively was 7 the reported total find?
The remote photographer was apparently more enamored with the sea life climbing onto the "stack" of double eagles seen in the upper left hand corner. The below photo was separately included at page 102: