Goldin

[Peter_Spaeth]

I hope that it ends up being accessible to the public.

[btcarfagno]

I will be a bit surprised if these don't get $10,000,000. It's two of the most important documents in the history of the United States.

Tom C

[Peter_Spaeth]

For reference, or not, a 1949 Jackie contract sold earlier this year for 275K or so.

[bn2cardz]

To reiterate what I put in a previous post it is hard for me to fathom they would bring more money than George Washington's personal annotated copy of the Constitution and proposed Bill of Rights, which sold for just shy of $10mil in 2012.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

To reiterate what I put in a previous post it is hard for me to fathom they would bring more money than George Washington's personal annotated copy of the Constitution and proposed Bill of Rights, which sold for just shy of $10mil in 2012.

If an African-American celebrity/celebrities get into a bidding war, it could.........

[OsFan]

Wow

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

If an African-American celebrity/celebrities get into a bidding war, it could.........

I don't think the appeal would be limited to African-Americans.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I don't think the appeal would be limited to African-Americans.

Agreed!!! Didn't mean to limit it to that.......

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

If an African-American celebrity/celebrities get into a bidding war, it could.........

Maybe, but even 1 of 3 senate copies of the 13th amendment brought only (relatively speaking) 2.4mil in Sotheby's last year.

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/...88/lot.79.html

It isn't my job to come up with estimates, so the experts may see something I don't.

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Maybe, but even 1 of 3 senate copies of the 13th amendment brought only (relatively speaking) 2.4mil in Sotheby's last year.

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/...88/lot.79.html

It isn't my job to come up with estimates, so the experts may see something I don't.

There is something more visceral with regard to the civil rights movement however. While the 13th amendment ended the practice of slavery, the fact that 80+ years later Jackie Robinson's introduction to professional whites only baseball was such a major event speaks to the efficacy of the 13th amendment in terms of actual civil rights in practice. These two contracts played an enormous part in pushing forward civil rights in America. They are also tied to and signed by a beloved figure in recent American history. I don't know that they will go for $10 mil. I think there is a good chance that they will if the right people know about the auction.

Tom C