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The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild has become a driving force in the ongoing effort to protect coin collectors and museums in which coins are stored from being forced to give up these items to foreign governments under the premise the coins are the cultural patrimony of the claimant nation. — Richard Giedroyc, World Coin News April 26, 2010

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A Clear and Present Danger

December 01, 2003

By Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass" in Pro-Collecting

From The Celator, December 2003. Full story

Collecting = Looting?

September 01, 2003

By Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass" in Pro-Collecting

From The Celator, September 2003 Full story

Ancient coin collection brings past alive for students

July 17, 2003

By Tony Barker, BSU News in Pro-Collecting

An article about the Ned and Gloria Griner collection of ancient coins recently donated to the Ball State University Museum of Art. Full story

The IAPN and the PNG Release an Official Statement on H.R. 2009 Iraq Cultural Heritage Protection Act

July 01, 2003

By Arthur L. Friedberg & Harlan J. Berk in Pro-Collecting

From The Celator, July 2003 Full story

Lost from the Baghdad Museum: truth

June 10, 2003

By David Aaronovitch, The Guardian in Pro-Collecting

A condemnation of the propaganda campaign associated with the widely reported looting of the Baghdad Museum. Full story

Editor's Note

June 01, 2003

By Kerry K. Wetterstrom, The Celator in Pro-Collecting

From The Celator, June 2003 Full story

Looting of Baghdad treasures shines light on a 'dirty business'

April 27, 2003

By Dennis B. Roddy, Post-Gazette in Anti-Collecting

The Byzantine frescos of Lysi, painted in Cyprus, kidnapped to Germany and now staring down from the ceiling of a museum chapel in Texas, testify by their travels that the world views much of its cultural legacy through a catalog of stolen property. Full story

American Council for Cultural Property Statement on Looting of Baghdad Museum

April 14, 2003

By ACCP, Cultural Policy Journal in Pro-Collecting

Statement of the American Council for Cultural Property on the Looting of the Baghdad Museum. Full story

Through the Fog of War in Iraq: Lessons Learned in Heritage Preservation

April 01, 2003

By Ann Hitchcock, The George Wright FORUM in Balanced Views

A downloadable pdf file of an excellent analysis from the George Wright Forum. Full story

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