Is the perception of an object's antiquity, uniqueness, and originality within a local culture

The answer is authenticity. Authenticity in anthropology reflects an object's materiality and if we dig deeper into it, authenticity does not only pertains to the age of the object but also to its age-value. Age-value signifies its past experience and condition like its wear and tear and its decay and disintegration.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.