Two-Day Auction Offering Abraham Lincoln’s Possessions Scored $4.26 Million

Published on 06 May 2022, by Auction Daily

Dallas-based Heritage Auctions wrapped up its celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 213th birthday with the "Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature" auction. This two-day event nearly sold out and concluded with a total of $ 4,264,724.

Abraham Lincoln custom pocketknife in its original presentation box.Image courtesy... Two-Day Auction Offering Abraham Lincoln’s Possessions Scored $4.26 Million

Abraham Lincoln custom pocketknife in its original presentation box.
Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

The auction featured documents with Lincoln’s signature, gifts, office-time souvenirs and artifacts from his assassination. The event was Heritage Auctions’ most successful Americana sale to date, according to a spokesperson for the auction house. “We’re beyond thrilled. We knew we had good material and we had more than $2 million in left bids before the sale started but we didn’t know how much action we’d see over the weekend,”…

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