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by stickfigure 1919 days ago
If anyone could instantly make perfect clones of the Mona Lisa anywhere, at any time, then yes in fact the original would lose its value. By definition, it would be impossible to tell which is the original, and anyone could replace it the moment nobody is looking. You'll have to assume it's already happened countless times.

In real life you cannot make perfect molecule-for-molecule clones of physical objects, so what's your point?