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A bat used by Willie Mays to hit his last home run has surfaced. After half a century it will auction after a teammate held on to it to honour […]
A breaking news announcement at a Cornwall, UK auctioneer has removed many lots from one of the biggest sales of maritime artefacts in recent years. Lay’s Auctioneers of Penzanze posted […]
A restored recording console from EMI’s Abbey Road studios will be auctioned this month with an asking price of £2.2 million. The recording desk is a unique EMI TG12345 that […]
Superman’s debut in print is among the most valuable moments in comic history, and this week another Action #1 proved the point with a $324,000 sale. The comic was sold […]
A 1975 dime with a portrait of president Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a very rare error has been sold at auction for $506,250. The 1975 Roosevelt dime was sold through […]
A rare Tudor document signed in 1544 by King Henry VIII is for sale at a British collectibles company. Paul Fraser Collectibles (PFC) are selling a large parchment of an […]
One day, probably in 1804, Admiral Lord Nelson gave a present to a naval friend who had fought alongside him in a pivotal action. Now, the shoe buckles Sir Richard […]
Some bacteria that changed the world was sold in New York this week. A buyer paid over $76,000 for a sample of Alexander Fleming’s penicillin, the basis for the world’s […]
A baseball hit over the fence by Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani for a record-breaking home run has set another record with its $4.4 million sale at auction this […]
The earliest art from the packaging of the GI Joe toy figure will auction next month with an entry price of $40,000. The picture was created by Sam Petrucci in […]
A guitar amplifier used by John Lennon as The Beatles become the most successful act in music history is to be auctioned next month. The 1962 fawn JMI Vox AC15 […]
Known for the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell had wide ranging inventing interests. This sketch shows his sense of humour and passion for high speed boats.
A copy of the US Constitution hidden for decades in a North Carolina filing cabinet has sold at auction for $9 million this week. The sale, at Brunk Auctions in […]
Made for Le Mans, the D-Type ran out of road when racing rules changed. Jaguar kitted them up for road use and the XKSS was born. Now, one of this ultra-rare breed could sell for over £10 million.
You’ll need £200,000 to get a listen to these unreleased Hendrix recordings, which may never see the light of day again.
