On January 9, 2024, the ACCG, joined by the ANA, filed comments on the proposed MOUs with Algeria and India as it impacts ancient coins. Our comments detail why the CPAC should not recognize a “right” of these sectarian governments to own or control the cultural heritage artifacts of its repressed religious minority populations. Our comments then identify assorted procedural and substantive deficiencies under the Cultural Property Interpretation Act and the regulations.
