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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 3240865, member: 77639&quot;]I don&#039;t have an opinion on preserving this particular press and its parts.&nbsp; It may be that there are enough in museums that preserving one more isn&#039;t really necessary.&nbsp; I do think owners, public and private, of rare historical items do have an obligation to preserve them.&nbsp; Question is how rare do they need to be.&nbsp; Unique is hard to argue against, and probably fewer than five qualifies.&nbsp; After that, opinions will vary.&nbsp; To some extent, cost of preservation and upkeep enters the decision. Coins are easy, coin presses harder, and old Navy ships are really expensive to keep. </p><p><br /></p><p>Example is 1933 double eagles.&nbsp; Government now has 13.&nbsp; Should all be preserved by the US government or other museums?&nbsp; Or considering they would go for $5-10 million, should some be sold to private individuals who could do as they wish with them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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