Reagan Auction Items Sell for 10 Times Estimate in New York

A chunk of the Berlin Wall and a pair of cowboy boots that belonged to late U.S. President Ronald Reagan sold for 10 times their estimated value at a New York auction that brought in more than $5.7 million. Christie's auctioneers said Friday that more than 1,200 bidders from all over the world registered for the two-day sale of items from the private collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. The 25-inch (63-centimeter), graffiti-covered fragment of the Berlin Wall, signed by Reagan,...

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