spartakle wrote:
I thought I would add an interesting item that came my way from a WWII veteran friend who sent me a laser-copy of a $100 US note with some recognizable signatures on it. I would have to do a lot of digging through my files for a precise date but assume it is dated mid-1960s. Attached is a description of the circumstances that led to the signed note (I whited-out the company name for privacy reasons). Any thoughts on the value of this note? ...at least $100 I would think!
The term "Short Snorter" was used during WWII for the common hobby of collecting various currencies from around the world, most signed, then taped together and rolled-up. Description of how the $100 note came to be.
Wow, what a great story, spartakle. I did a little research for you on the value of that $ 100 autographed note. The basis of my prices is the 7th (latest) edition of the "Sanders autograph price guide", which is the definitive and authoritative source for pricing autographs. It is used by autograph dealers around the world. If we were to breakdown all of the prices individually for the signers, here is how they breakdown in U.S. Dollars:
See 225
McDivitt 30
Shepard 56
Carpenter 50
Slayton 45
Glenn 30
Borman 30
Cooper 50
White 298
Grissom 336
Schirra 40
Young 62
Conrad 60
Lovell 35
Stafford 30
Armstrong 849
The grand total of strictly the signatures on an individual basis would be $ 2226.
You happen to have all of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. That would make the price worth more. The Sanders guide gives a price of $ 5168 for a signed PHOTO of all of the Mercury 7, but doesn't establish a price for just a signed document for all of them, so it would definitely be less than $ 5168, but how much is anybody's guess.
That is a really unique piece with documented history, provenance and a fantastic story to go along with it. I would assume that the minimum value of that signed bill would be $ 2326, which includes the value of the bill itself. Since it has all of the Mercury 7 astronauts in one place plus many others and Armstrong's - which is getting increasingly rare these days - since he stopped signing autographs many years ago, that bill could be worth subtantially more. When you get a very unique piece like that, it's really difficult to establish it's value, as those types of pieces are really only worth what somebody is willing to pay for it. My best guess, is that the bill would be worth on the low side, $ 2326 to double the value of $4652 on the high side.
Signed space memorabilia is real hot right now, especially on internet auction sites such as RR auctions. I would be willing to bet that your friend could probably get close to the high number I mentioned, if he were to try to sell it that way.
Hope that answers your question!
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