When one deposits money with a moneychanger, if the money is tied up in a bundle, the moneychanger may not use it. Therefore, if it is lost, he is not liable to compensate the owner. If, however, the money is loose, he may use it. Therefore, if it is lost, he is liable.
When one deposits money with a private householder, the householder may not use it. Therefore, if it is lost, he is not liable. A storekeeper is treated like a money changer.
If a custodian misappropriated a deposit and later destroyed it, then according to Beit Hillel, he pays its value at the time and in the state when he used it.
Art: Soldier Offering a Young Woman Coins by Gerard Ter Borg
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