George Washington hair auctioned for $17,000
Published February 24th, 2008
Four strands of hair said to have been clipped from first US president George Washington have been sold for US$17,000 at a Thompson & Riley auction in Lexington.
Jamie Bates, owner of Thompson & Riley, which auctioned the hair, had hoped it would bring at least $75,000.
“I’ve never sold George Washington’s hair before; I don’t know,” Mr Bates said before the auction.
The hair is believed to have been snipped from Washington, who died in 1799, when his body was briefly disinterred in 1837.
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Thompson & Riley’s Offices and Auction Room
710 & 714 East Main Street – Lexington, Kentucky 40502
Phone: 859-252-6677 Fax: 859-252-6670 George Washington hair sells for $17,000
