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Historic Apple Check Sells for Over $2.4 Million
3 Feb
Summary
- A 1976 check signed by Steve Jobs sold for $2.4 million.
- The check helped fund early development of Apple Computer.
- Other Apple memorabilia also sold for millions at auction.
A check for $500, signed by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976, recently sold for $2,409,886 at auction. This artifact represents one of the earliest financial transactions that contributed to the establishment of Apple Computer on April 1, 1976. The Wells Fargo check, dated March 16, 1976, was made out to Howard Cantin, a circuit board designer hired to translate Wozniak's Apple-1 schematic into a manufacturable printed circuit board.
The significant auction, held between January 6 and January 29, commemorated Apple's 50th anniversary. The historic check's sale underscores the immense historical and financial value placed on items connected to the tech industry's pioneers. Alongside the check, other notable items from Apple's early days also achieved impressive prices.
Among the other high-value items sold were the preproduction Apple-1 prototype computer, which fetched $2.75 million, and a March 1976 bank statement for Apple Computer Co. that sold for over $828,500. These sales reflect a strong market interest in tangible pieces of technological history.
