The Notorious B.I.G. 'King of New York' Crown
- Maker
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Year
- 1997
- Rank
- 84 of 100
The Notorious B.I.G. 'King of New York' Crown
The Notorious B.I.G. 'King of New York' Crown by The Notorious B.I.G. (1997) is ranked 84 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $594,750 on 15 September 2020. A Guinness-record hip-hop costume; one of the most reproduced images in rap history.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
A Guinness-record hip-hop costume; one of the most reproduced images in rap history.
Red plastic crown worn by Biggie in Barron Claiborne's 'King of New York' photo shoot, days before his death
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $594,750
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 15 September 2020
Sotheby's. $594,750 — at the time the most expensive hip-hop artifact.
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