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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 21, May 21, 2017, Article 22

TWO 1960S CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHED NOTES

Here are a couple neat items I missed in my recent scans of the marketplace. In a May 13, 2017 Coin World article Arthur Friedberg reported on two autographed notes sold by RR Auction. -Editor

gemini_dollar-signed

The first is a Very Fine condition Atlanta District Series 1963 $1 Federal Reserve note that had a closing bid of $7,417 (plus 22.5 percent buyer’s fee) on an estimate of only $500+. It is a piece of American history in that it accompanied astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom and John Young on their three-orbit Gemini program flight of March 23, 1965, in the spacecraft Molly Brown. The bill is signed in red felt tip pen with “Gus Grissom, GT-3” and “John Young, 3-23-65.” The accompanying certificate is signed in black ballpoint by Young and has a preprinted signature of Grissom.

beatles_dollar-signed

The other lot, a Series 1957 $1 silver certificate star note estimated at $7,000, was called “One buck signed by the Beatles.” It is signed in blue ballpoint by George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. It is described as in Very Good condition, with scattered light toning and overall creasing. The consignor says that these signatures date to 1964 to 1965.

The lot closed at $5,069 plus the buyer’s fee, for a total of $6,209.52.

To read the complete article, see:
Common but pricey: autographed notes draw strong bids in auction (www.coinworld.com/news/paper-money/2017/05/common-but-pricey-autographed-notes-draw-strong-bids.html)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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