Today on the CoinWeek Podcast we talk to Peter Tompa about the pending renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and the Republic of Italy. This MoU renewal may pose a threat to the coin collecting hobby in the United States and abroad.

MoUs, or Memoranda of Understanding, are agreements between governments that set guidelines for policies that are in the mutual interest. In the case of the recent MoU negotiations between the United States and Italy, restrictions relating to the export of certain Roman coins are under consideration.

Peter Tompa, an attorney and a registered lobbyist for the PNG and the IAPN, has been fighting the good fight to protect our hobby from these burdensome government regulations.

To read the complete article, see:
CoinWeek Podcast #137: Standing Up for Coins and Battling MoUs (With Peter Tompa)(https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-podcast-137-standing-up-for-coins-and-battling-mous-with-peter-tompa/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
HELP SAVE ROMAN IMPERIAL COIN COLLECTING(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n27a13.html)
COINS 'TOO IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO HOLD'(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n28a11.html)