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Valued Member
Portugal
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Hello everyone! Recently I traveled to Strasbourg, and decided to get a coin as a souvenir. That is, I decided to get a coin actually from Strasbourg (lucky me, there are quite a few and some inexpensive ones) and bring it home even though it doesn't quite fit in my collection. Do any of you do the same? A funny turn of events led me to actually get it online when I returned, I didn't find any at a good price there  But morally it's like this coin is from the trip so it's my souvenir!   It's a 1 decime from 1815, form the second siege of Strasbourg. Minted under Napoleon! Benny *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Valued Member
 Portugal
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By the way of any of the admins wants to move this to the modern coin section feel free to do so, I understand. But in my mind the spirit of the post isn't the coin itself but the act of getting coins as souvenirs which sounds like a general coin topic hehe
Also forgot to add, it's the first time I did that but I liked the idea and may start to do this with all my travels!
Benny
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Moderator
 United States
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@benny, one important aspect to consider is the local laws with regard to exporting coins, especially old coins. I am by no means an expert on this subject, but I understand that different countries will have their own sets of laws regarding this. I'm thinking you should research each country before you take this step.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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A very high proportion of the coins in my collection are souvenirs brought back from my travels, which have taken me to around 100 countries around the world! I try to respect local laws and would never take out historical items where export is banned: most of the coins I've taken home have been relatively modern. I did break the law in Tunisia, where export of any coins and currency is prohibited - I simply walked through Customs and Immigration into the airport departure lounge with Tunisian coins and notes mixed up in my pocket with British money. Had I been stopped and searched, I would have apologised and said that I thought I'd spent all my dinars! However, from the number of Tunisian coins I see in dealers' junk boxes, it looks as if quite a lot get exported illegally! Another concern in some countries is the number of fakes on sale - I've seen them in China (obviously), also in Jordan (crude fake 'ancient' coins sold at archaeological sites such as Petra) and funnily enough in Spain, where replicas of Spanish 19th-century 5-pesetas and other crown-size coins are commonly sold in street markets. (Spain has lots of brick-and-mortar coin shops - I know of one quite small city with three coin shops! - and in my experience they are reliable). bennycunha97 - I like your decime!  Edited by NumisRob
03/06/2022 5:37 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I thought bringing coins back was the only purpose for travelling. :)
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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for all the sentiments shared on this topic. I travelled to a small city in Italy for business once a year before I retired from that job. Some of the results of that relationship are here: http://goccf.com/t/402661Like you, I did not buy the coins there, but got them in various auctions. Though after I stopped travelling there, a small auction house opened  |
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Australia
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Bringing coins back from overseas holidays that you found in change? Of course. I think any "coin collector" is going to do that, even if they have no general interest in "foreign coins".
Bringing coins back that you buy in a coin shop while overseas? Sure, with the caveat mentioned by NumisRob. Some countries, particularly countries that exist in regions that were formerly host to ancient civilizations (eg. Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt) have laws restricting or outright prohibiting the sale of old coins to foreigners and/or the exporting of old coins without a permit. In such countries, replica coins are usually both abundant and legal; you may have to make do with a replica if a "numismatic souvenir" is required.
Buying coins "from" those countries from local or Internet dealers after returning back home? Definitely. I haven't been overseas very often, but "the places I have been to" are high on the desirability scale.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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Why just bring back one, in my trip to Europe back in 2014, I had nearly 2kg of foreign currency shoved in my bag to come back to.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Why just bring back one, in my trip to Europe back in 2014, I had nearly 2kg of foreign currency shoved in my bag to come back to. Sounds like me on my cruises in the South Pacific. |
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United States
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of my coin friends tells me that when he was leaving Hong Kong with a bunch of coins, the officials let him go with the coins because they could readily see that they were all these typical fakes from China nowadays. Apparently genuine antiquities or coins aren't allowed, so I guess because they are not authentic, he's allowed to carry them out.
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Valued Member
Portugal
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You all give me very good points about the legality of it and local laws and such, I really should be mindful of that. Once again posting things in forums helps out a guy with something he didn't even know might be a thing hehe
Thank you all for your comments!
Benny
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United States
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...I guess because they are not authentic, he's allowed to carry them out.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I thought bringing coins back was the only purpose for travelling. :) ...and destination local beer |
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