John Lennon 'A Day in the Life' Handwritten Lyrics
- Maker
- John Lennon (The Beatles)
- Year
- 1967
- Rank
- 60 of 100
John Lennon 'A Day in the Life' Handwritten Lyrics
John Lennon 'A Day in the Life' Handwritten Lyrics by John Lennon (The Beatles) (1967) is ranked 60 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $1,200,000 on 18 June 2010. The manuscript for the closing track of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The manuscript for the closing track of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Single sheet of handwritten lyrics (felt pen + ballpoint); from Beatles road manager Mal Evans
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $1,200,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 18 June 2010
Sotheby's New York. $1.2M.
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.
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