[meteorite-list] Emil Cohen's Market trends of 1899

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Hello Buckleboo Martin and List,

In 1894 E.A. Wülfing published this treatise:

Verbreitung und Wert der in Sammlungen aufbewahrten Meteoriten

Distribution and Value of Meteorites in Meteorite Collections

The following criteria should be helpful in assessing the market value of meteorites:

Summary only as I am *very, very busy* reading and grading
papers! It's "Abitur" time here in Germany - final examinations...

Wülfing: "In my opinion, the value of meteorites depends on":

1) amount of material preserved (in scientific collections)
2) specific characteristics of the respective meteorites
3) distribution of the meteoritic material (or number of owners)
4) influence of future meteorite falls or material then collected
5) last but not least:
   - state of preservation and interest in the material
   - "Gewinnkosten"*

* Not quite sure what that is - not even in German,...I think Wülfing
  was talking about what it cost a museum, a lab or an institution to
  acquire meteoritic material (through trade, purchase, etc.)

Best wishes,

Bernd