Hello All.

   I'm looking at getting a home in the next couple of months and was
wondering, for those who have ever done so, what is the best way to handle
insurance to cover my collection?  I've started a spread sheet with an
approximate value of my collection, but I'm not certain the best way to
handle this.  So a few questions:

Do I directly reference something like "Rice's Prices" and then use those
values?

Do I need to photograph the collection?

I assume I base values on replacement costs, not what I actually purchased
my shells for (Considering that I can get Conus gloriamaris at almost a
1/5th what I paid for it 20 years ago).

Do I need an independant appraisal?

Any other pointers?

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