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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Broucheion, post: 3945747, member: 104887&quot;]Hi <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/lacointessa.87186/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/lacointessa.87186/">LaCointessa,</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For sure, the general topic of de-accessioning is controversial but here&#039;s some information info from the NYT article:</p><ul> <li>&quot;According to Dr. Black, the directors and curators regard the collection as &#039;totally peripheral to what it is we&#039;re doing as a natural history museum.&#039; He notes that since its inception it has always been overseen by volunteers, rather than a professional staff, and that most of it has never been placed on display - or even made accessible to the public.&quot;<br /> </li> <li>&quot;Proceeds from sale of the coins, as in the case of the stamp sales, would be used to enhance and upgrade other sections at the museum.&quot;<br /> </li> <li>&quot;The collection doesn&#039;t have any &#039;killers,&#039; according to Robert S. Archer, president of Spink &amp; Son USA; there aren&#039;t any superstars …&quot;</li> </ul><p>Basically, from their point of view, their accumulation of coins (and stamps) was not something they strove to collect, curate and display. They got these as bequests and in 1977 they started the process of turning this &#039;found&#039; material into cash. It took 5 years through the courts to finally get permission to sell off their coins and stamps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not wishing to get into museum politics here, the most I can say is that if you choose to leave coins to any institution make sure they really, really want your treasures.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Broucheion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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