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⌚🪙 Auction Insights: WorthPoint added 129,512 items worth $53.4M (avg lot $412.16)

Highlights:
⌚ John Jacob Astor IV's Patek Philippe pocket watch (stopped at 2:20 a.m. on the Titanic) — $1,024,000 (Freeman's )
🪙 1879 Coiled Hair $4 Stella, Proof-67 Cameo — $2,135,000 (Heritage Auctions )
🔓 Astor's gold pencil case, also recovered from the Titanic — $204,800 (Freeman's)
🔩 Massive wrought-iron Gothic gate panels, 99" tall — $1,280 (DejaVu Estate Sales)

A watch frozen at the exact moment the Titanic sank. One of fewer than 15 surviving $4 Stellas in existence. And castle-worthy iron gates that sold for less than a car payment. This week had it all.

👉 Dive into Will Seippel's full column for the deeper stories behind these standout sales.
https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/auction-insights-john-jacob-astor-ivs-patek-philippe-pocket-watch-1879-coiled-hair-stella-and-wrought-iron-gate-panels

📚 Book of the Week

Friendly reminder that the rare Mickey Mouse figure your grandma had on her shelf might be worth a LOT more than anyone thought. 👀🐭

Stern's Guide to Disney Collectibles – First Edition (1989) by Michael Stern is the ultimate treasure map for Disneyana hunters. From pie-eyed Mickey and long-billed Donald to golden age merchandise and a full price guide — if it's Disney and it's collectible, it's in here.

Someone's attic is hiding a goldmine right now. Make sure it's not yours. 😂✨
Read it in the WorthPoint Digital Library!
https://www.worthpoint.com/books/0891453695_stern-guide-disney-collectibles-first-edition?q=disneyland