Auction 88
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, Feb. 8 & 9, 2021
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Feb 8, 2021
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 590:
HIROSHIMA HEAT-WARPED COINS
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Sold for: $850
Start price:
$
200
Estimated price :
$400 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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HIROSHIMA HEAT-WARPED COINS
Very rare lot of three melted coins recovered from the immediate blast zone at Hiroshima. Each made of bronze, and roughly 1 in. (diameter), each damaged by the intense heat generated by the 15-kiloton atomic bomb 'Little Boy' dropped from the Enola Gay on Aug. 6, 1945. All are expectedly worn given the severity of the blast, one has a small amount of loss from melting, else fine condition. From our long-time Japanese consignor of Hiroshima relics of indisputable reputation.
