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- Washington’s lock of hair sold for almost $40,000.
- The hair comes in a handmade brass and glass locket.
- There were 45 bids.
A lock of George Washington’s hair sold for nearly $40,000 at auction.
After 45 bids and starting at $1,000, the first president of the United States’s hair was sold in a Leland’s auction for $39,921. The strands came with a handmade brass and glass locket that it was stored in.
The Leland’s listing states, “These multiple strands of George Washington’s hair have been thoughtfully stored in this hand made brass and glass locket measuring roughly 1.75×2.5 [inches] for many years. Believed to have been removed from our First President close to or after his death in 1799, this well documented specimen is is accompanied by a handwritten letter stating ‘General Washington’s hair – cut from his head in the year 1799 by Mr. John Pierie of Philadelphia, from whom I received it, Fr. Hopkinson, Philada: June 28th, 1836.’”
Viewed 4,180 times, the auction closed and the winning bid was announced on Friday.
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