Re: paleonet Estimating value of paleo collections

[Chris Baldwin <baldwin@xxxxxxxx>]

I would think the simplest approach would be to price your material 
against a replacement set from someone like Wards. A standard strat. set 
runs to $1400 or so. Same for an invertebrate university teaching set. 
You might add some web searched prices for any particularly fine specimens.

Chris Baldwin

Rowan Lockwood wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> My college is reorganizing our insurance program and has asked me to 
> estimate the value of our fossil collection (primarily a teaching 
> collection). I don't have much experience in this area and was 
> wondering if anyone out there had any advice on how to proceed? I'm 
> especially interested in estimates of teaching collection size and 
> value from other colleges/universities.
>
> Thanks very much for your time,
> Rowan Lockwood
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