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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 351078, member: 6444"]Long story short, I have some company books (financial) from the mid 1800's that I contacted a museum about. Major nationally-known and well-funded antiquarian institution - not something like a local Historical Society. The records are not of interest to an average collector and have mostly historical value, since it is mostly ledgers and other company information, though some could be marketable as post-civil war hand written correspondence (back when handwriting was quite beautiful and people would take the time to write a letter about $1.02).</p><p><br /></p><p>They do seem interested, though early in the process. They have asked me what I want for them and I don't know how to respond. Has anyone ever sold or made a gift of items to a major museum? If so, how have you negotiated terms? Especially when the item would have more value to them than it would on the open market?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 351078, member: 6444"]Long story short, I have some company books (financial) from the mid 1800's that I contacted a museum about. Major nationally-known and well-funded antiquarian institution - not something like a local Historical Society. The records are not of interest to an average collector and have mostly historical value, since it is mostly ledgers and other company information, though some could be marketable as post-civil war hand written correspondence (back when handwriting was quite beautiful and people would take the time to write a letter about $1.02). They do seem interested, though early in the process. They have asked me what I want for them and I don't know how to respond. Has anyone ever sold or made a gift of items to a major museum? If so, how have you negotiated terms? Especially when the item would have more value to them than it would on the open market?[/QUOTE]
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