About Personal Property


ASA trains and accredits appraisers in personal property valuation; thus, an ASA personal property appraiser is a trained, objective, ethical individual the public can rely on to provide a competent, fair assessment of value. An ASA personal property appraiser follows the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) as well as the Societyʼs Code of Ethics to identify and value objects based on the appraiserʼs training, experience and accreditation. 


PP Specialties

ASA credentials professional personal property appraisers in the following categories:  

  • African Art
  • Fine Arts
  • American Folk Art
  • Fine Arts Photography
  • American Indian Art
  • Firearms
  • Antique and Collectible Glass
  • Japanese Prints
  • Antique Firearms, Armor and Militaria
  • Musical Instruments (includes Automatic)
  • Antique Furniture
  • Numismatics—Coins and Medals
  • Antiques and Decorative Arts
  • Oriental Rugs
  • Asian Art
  • Pre-Columbian Art
  • Automotive Specialties
  • Residential Contents—General
  • Books and Manuscripts
  • Silver & Metalware
  • Clocks
  • Sports Collectibles and Memorabilia
  • Dolls and Toys
  • Textiles
  • Ethnographic Art
  • Wines—Fine and Rare