Hi Jerrie, We assign an insurance value to every artifact that we accession and our minimum value is $20, no matter what it is. I base this value on what we, as a museum, invest in it to process. This figure is based on work-study wages, since we use work-study students to accession artifacts. They receive $8.00 per hour but we only pay one third of that figure. The $20 figure is my best guestimate. Sincerely, Dave Ryan Registrar Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum www.cspm.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).