Who are we?  We are collectors and numismatic professionals who care passionately about preserving, studying and displaying ancient coins from all cultures. Since the Renaissance, coin collectors and dealers have been responsible for most numismatic research.  The efforts of generations of numismatists have led to the discovery and conservation of untold numbers of ancient coins as well as a better public understanding of the ancient cultures that created them. 

Why are we concerned?  The ACCG was formed to provide a voice for ancient coin collectors on issues that threaten the hobby.  Given a widespread disinformation campaign about the extent of looting at the Iraq and Afghan national museums, we fear that ideologues within the archaeological establishment have subverted laudable efforts to protect public collections and archaeological sites into a crusade to suppress the public's longstanding right to preserve, study and display antiquities, including ones as common as ancient coins. Unless we provide decision makers in the legislative and administrative branches of government with our own views on the complex issues surrounding preservation of historical sites, we face the prospect that our right to collect ancient coins will be legislated out of existence by ill-informed decision makers who have been told that anything "old" should belong to the government of the country where it is found, and that only academic elites should have a right to study and preserve the artifacts of the past.

For more about the ACCG go to Frequently Asked Questions

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