A Scream in Pennies?
Lithographic version of Munch's "The Scream"
The famous Munch "Scream" is still silently, but now invisibly, wailing its discontent.
It was stolen in broad daylight from the Munch Museum (along with another Munch piece "The Madonna") in August 2004.
Two people have now been charged $122 million in the hopes that they might disclose the location of the painting.
I just wonder if the price has been jacked up as an incentive for truth-telling?
The interesting thing is that there are actually four original versions of the painting, in various museums and private collections, and countless lithographic copies from an original by Munch.
Does the price of a painting decrease if there are other similar ones like it?
On an unrelated story:
How much is a penny worth?
Well, the Canadian 1 cent was worth a whopping 2¢ – double its value – pre 1997 because it was predominantly made of copper, a metal whose price is reaching record levels.
Post-1997, 94% of the penny is steel, and its intrinsic value is 1/10th of our one penny.
So, how would you rather trade for a million dollar painting? In copper, in steel or ... at the price of a penny?
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