In order that dealers and collectors can keep an eye open for them, the National Museum of Scotland manages to find after all photographs of the coins of dates "1555, 1601 and 1604" stolen there September 2nd, which could well have travelled half way round the world and back in that time.... National collection shambles. Oh, if you are a taxpayer up there, you've just lost assets worth, they say, "£20,000", while they've been looking for the photos. Go here for the pictures of three coins and two alleged suspects. I bet they'll find neither after all this time.
A blog commenting on various aspects of the private collecting and trade in archaeological artefacts today and their effect on the archaeological record.
Friday, 27 November 2015
Edinburgh finds Photos, Coins though are Probably half way round the world by now
In order that dealers and collectors can keep an eye open for them, the National Museum of Scotland manages to find after all photographs of the coins of dates "1555, 1601 and 1604" stolen there September 2nd, which could well have travelled half way round the world and back in that time.... National collection shambles. Oh, if you are a taxpayer up there, you've just lost assets worth, they say, "£20,000", while they've been looking for the photos. Go here for the pictures of three coins and two alleged suspects. I bet they'll find neither after all this time.
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