There are two different types of value, simultaneously existing. The content is valuable, certainly. But the actual physical artifact is also valuable, for diff

There are two different types of value, simultaneously existing. The content is valuable, certainly. But the actual physical artifact is also valuable, for different reasons. I liken it to prototype/prerelease software - the data is certainly valuable, but at the same time a physical artifact with actual provenance can be worth a pretty penny too. It also irks me when people say "oh, it devalues the physical artifact if you preserve the data". No, because the physical artifact itself cannot be duplicated.