tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post6692843151137641555..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Moan, Moan, Whinge, Whinge... "Ya' Lost the Coiney Vote Obama..."Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-35730925511598727772011-11-27T13:56:48.648-08:002011-11-27T13:56:48.648-08:00See now: http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2011/11/...See now: http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2011/11/us-import-restrictions-only-apply-to.htmlPaul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-53431841917585551452011-11-27T13:54:45.655-08:002011-11-27T13:54:45.655-08:00I suppose we can be thankful for small mercies tha...I suppose we can be thankful for small mercies that Peter tom,pa did not try to pull the wool over our eyes (as he successfully did with dull-as-ditchwater coineys) that the CCPIA is about documenting "provenance"... So if you have NOT got an export licence, what does its export become? Note that the CCPIA defines "(a) Documentation of <b>lawful exportation</b>" (section 2606). So if it's not got that docuumentation, what kind of exportation IS it? (Duh.) <br /><br />Or you can get the seller to scribble some platitudes about a "belief" that the objects come from an "old collection" on a piece of company letterhead. I'd say the "price" of that is a matter for negotiation.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-42823051321946624872011-11-27T09:04:47.335-08:002011-11-27T09:04:47.335-08:00It is hard to beleive the ACCG mindset at times.Sh...It is hard to beleive the ACCG mindset at times.ShockingCartouche1953https://www.blogger.com/profile/14842350705996025607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-4445106266567656522011-11-27T08:14:20.534-08:002011-11-27T08:14:20.534-08:00You are being disingenuous when you claim that MOU...You are being disingenuous when you claim that MOU’s only apply to “illicitly exported” items. Import restrictions as applied by US Customs bar entry of coins openly and legitimately sold in markets abroad because they are of a type on a designated list. There is an exception if they come directly from the country for which import restrictions are granted that are accompanied by an export permit. <br /><br />There are currently import restrictions on certain coins of Cypriot, Chinese and Italian types. Cyprus offers no export permits. Italy does, though the process is expensive and time consuming. It is also my understanding that China issues export certificates, but I’m not sure how easy or hard they are to obtain. Even if export certificates are provided, the costs of obtaining them may very well exceed the value of the coin itself, particularly if the coin in question is only worth a few dollars.<br /><br />The other means under the CPIA of legally importing coins on the designated list coming from third countries is to provide certifications documenting that the coin in question was out of either Cyprus, China or Italy as of the date of the restrictions. Again, even if this information is available and the foreign consigner is willing to provide it, the costs of compliance may very well exceed the value of the coin itself.Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.com