Our Insurance/Risk Management agency has asked us to appraise our historical collection for insurance purposes. We are trying to determine if we should do this in-house, hire local "experts", or get a full professional appraisal. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? A substantial percentage of our collection (6,000+ pieces, mostly 19th century) has never undergone any valuation process. Any help would be appreciated. Feel free to respond on or off list. Trevor Jones Curator of History Early American Museum [log in to unmask]