Albert Einstein 'God Letter'
- Maker
- Albert Einstein
- Year
- 1954
- Rank
- 23 of 100
Albert Einstein 'God Letter'
Albert Einstein 'God Letter' by Albert Einstein (1954) is ranked 23 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $2,892,500 on 4 December 2018. Einstein's most candid statement on belief; a record for any Einstein letter.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Einstein's most candid statement on belief; a record for any Einstein letter.
Handwritten 1954 letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind on God and religion
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $2,892,500
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 4 December 2018
Christie's New York. $2.89M — record for an Einstein letter.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08