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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 494608, member: 54&quot;]With objects like that, if you get “good title” to them, you need documentation also, especially provenance.&nbsp; The strength of the documentation has a lot to do with the monetary value.&nbsp; So many countries are taking strong actions to retrieve their treasures that any prospective buyers will check the paperwork.&nbsp; Be sure you get official paperwork from whatever Iranian agency approves export of antiquities, so your items won’t be stopped by US Customs.&nbsp; I’ve never been in a position to do this, but I’ve read about some cases.&nbsp; A friend spent $150k on some artifacts but lost them, and most of his money when a court in England decided that the finder of the items had lied about where they were found, and the items actually belonged to the British government.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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