Rare 1943 Penny Sells for $1 Million
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A 1943 Lincoln penny that soared in value because it was made from the “wrong” material reportedly has sold for $1 million.The penny was erroneously made of bronze instead of zinc-coated steel at the San …
Designers Auction $15,000 Pink Diamond Barbie
CharityBuzz(NEW YORK) — Celebrity fashion designers Phillipe and David Blond have shrunken their clothing for a much smaller client: Barbie. Known for their fun and glamorous approach to fashion, the team, known as The Blonds, have given Barbie …
Bonnie and Clyde’s Guns to Hit the Auction Block
American Stock/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — They could not save Bonnie and Clyde from an ambush by six Texas Rangers in 1934, but guns recovered from the infamous gangster couple’s bodies at the time of their capture are expected to attract sky-high…
Pennsylvania High School For Sale on eBay
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(LANGHORNE, Pa.) — For sale: “One Pre-owned, But Extremely Successful, Public High School.”So begins the tongue-in-cheek, but completely serious, eBay listing for The Learning Center, a Langhorne, Pa., school that has found a …
George Washington’s Copy of Constitution Auctioned for $10M
Photos.com/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — President George Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution drew a winning bid of nearly $10 million Friday at Christie’s auction house in New York.The copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was i…
George Washington’s Copy of Constitution Auctioned for $10M
Photos.com/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — President George Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution drew a winning bid of nearly $10 million Friday at Christie’s auction house in New York.The copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was i…
George Washington’s Personal Constitution Up for Auction
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — What did George Washington actually think about the Second Amendment? What was his view on the role of the Supreme Court? Did he doodle in the margins?These questions — and more — could be answered wh…
Private Island in Florida Being Auctioned Online
Courtesy Fisher Auction(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A 1.4 acre private island on the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Fla., is up for auction for four days only.The auction, which is being conducted online only, kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday and will close …
Elvis Presley’s Crypt to Be Sold at Auction
Hulton Archive/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The crypt where Elvis Presley was first laid to rest before his body was reburied at Graceland will go under the auctioneer’s hammer next month.
The New York Times reports the private crypt, in the mausoleum at …
UK Airport Closes; Giant Tag Sale Planned
FIle photo. Hemera/Thinkstock(LONDON) — The entire contents of Plymouth airport in England will go up for auction this summer.Plymouth airport opened for business in the 1930s, and was shut down last December after its leaseholders, a property develo…
Ronald Reagan Foundation Blasts ‘Craven’ Blood Auction
Dirck Halstead/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation’s executive director, John Heubusch, has declared an overseas auction house’s plan to sell off a vial stained with the late president’s blood “…
Ronald Reagan’s Blood for Sale — Bid Now!
Dirck Halstead/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Thirty-one years after Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed by a would-be assassin, an online auction house on the island of Guernsey (an autonomous British protectorate and controversial tax haven just off …
Andy Warhol’s "Double Elvis" Sells for $37 Million
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Andy Warhol’s “Double Elvis” sold for just over $37 million at auction at a Sotheby’s contemporary art sale in New York Wednesday night.The silver silkscreen image of Presley depicted as a co…
Andy Warhol’s ‘Double Elvis’ Could Fetch $50 Million
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Wednesday night, Andy Warhol’s “Double Elvis (Ferus Type)” will be auctioned off in New York City and Sotheby’s expects the 1963 image of Elvis as a cowboy will sell for $30-50 million.Accord…
Nude Photos of Marilyn, Madonna Up for Auction
Bonhams(NEW YORK) — Nude photographs of American icons Marilyn Monroe and Madonna were up for auction at Bonhams. A black-and-white photograph of Madonna, taken by U.S. photographer Steven Meisel in 1990, hit the auction block Tuesday along with more …
Iconic ‘Scream’ Painting Sells for Almost $120M
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — One of four versions of Edvard Munch’s 1895 masterpiece, “The Scream,” sold at auction for a record $119,922,500 at Sotheby’s in New York Wednesday.The sale shattered the old record price for…
Slice of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s Wedding Cake Up for Auction
pfcauctions.com(LONDON) — You can have a piece of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding cake if the price is right.Days after the royal couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary, a slice of their wedding cake is up for auction onli…
Edvard Munch’s "The Scream" Could Go for $80M on Auction’s Debut
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Auctioneers will have an opportunity to bid on one of the most iconic images in modern art that is up for auction for the first time ever on Wednesday night at Sotheby’s.The Wall Street Journal reports that Ed…
Ted Williams Memorabilia Auction Attracts Big Collectors
Hulton Archive/Getty Images(BOSTON) — This weekend’s auction of memorabilia from Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams was a hit with his fans. Williams, who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox, died in 2002 at age 83.The…
Michael Jackson Surgical Mask Fetching Big Auction Bids
Kevin Mazur/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — One of the black surgical masks Michael Jackson used to wear in public has gone on the auction block, thanks to one of his former bodyguards who owns it. And it’s attracting some big spenders.The Nate D. Sand…