Cultural Property Observer

A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology Over All" Perspective

Thursday, September 20, 2018

ACCG Seeks Rehearing

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The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild has  sought rehearing of the 4th Circuit's affirmance of the District Court's decision to forfeit...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Chinese Art and Antiques Saved from Tariffs

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The Trump Administration has  abandoned plans to place up to 25% tariffs on Chinese art, antiques and historical coins.  The office of US T...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

4th Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling in Long Running ACCG Forfeiture Case

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has  affirmed  the district court opinion in long running litigation which began when the Ancient Coin C...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Virtual CPAC Meeting on Algerian MOU Request and Honduran and Bulgarian Renewals

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On July 31, 2018, the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) held a “virtual” meeting where all speakers were linked via an inte...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

State Department Accepting Comments for New MOU with Algeria and Renewals for Bulgaria and Honduras

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The State Department’s Cultural Heritage Center has announced it is accepting comments for a proposed new MOU with Algeria, and renewals wit...
Thursday, May 3, 2018

May 2, 2018 Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Ecuadorian MOU and Renewal of MOU with PRC

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              On May 2, 2018, the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee held a “virtual” meeting where CPAC members and all speakers wer...
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The Chinese Dream is No Reason to Harm US Collecting

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Here is what I said at yesterday's CPAC meeting with regard to a proposed renewal of a MOU with the PRC.  More later.             C...
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Cultural Property Observer
Washington, DC, United States
Peter Tompa has collected ancient coins for almost 50 years. He has written and lectured about cultural property issues for a decade. He is a contributor to a chapter on numismatics in K. Fitz Gibbon ed., "Who Owns the Past?" (Rutgers 2005). He has lobbied members of the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch in an effort to ensure that the small businesses of the numismatic trade receive fair treatment from federal regulators. He currently serves as a board member of the Cultural Policy Research Institute and the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild. He also has been a co-chair of the American Bar Association's Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee. His advocacy has received notice in the media, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Art Newspaper and the Voice of America. He hopes his views as a collector and lawyer will provide a counterpoint to the "archaeology over all" perspective found in most blogs about cultural property issues. This Web page is a public resource for general information and opinion about cultural property issues, and is not intended to be a source for legal advice. Opinions expressed here are the author's own.
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