Coin Collectors Sue U.S. State Department

[J.Cordeiro]

The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG), an advocacy group for private collectors and independent scholars,
announced the filing today of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U. S. State Department (DOS).
According to Wayne G. Sayles, executive director of the guild, this action ( - - blocked - - ) unavoidable due to persistent refusal
of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to provide the guild and others with information relating to
requests for import restrictions. The DOS recently imposed unprecedented import restrictions on ancient coins from
Cyprus, requiring importers of even a single common coin of Cypriot type to provide unfair, unworkable and unnecessary
documentation.
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