Bonhams Auction house will hold on October 22nd the History of Science auction, and the most iconic lot to be offered will be an working Apple-1 Computer. It is expected that it will go for something in between $300,000 and $500,000.
Back in 2013, an Apple-1 was sold for $387,750 at a Christie’s online-only auction. Another one was sold three months before for a record $671,400 by a German auction house.
With all the publicity and attention these auction had, this new piece will probably reach higher values.
Back in 1976, Apple had sold only a handful of this model as a kit (the user had to buy a case, keyboard and storage separately), and after the Apple II was released, a lot of Apple 1 users exchanged it for the new model. That explains why there are so few Apple 1 nowadays.
Bonham’s said it will be displaying the Apple I to the public in San Francisco from September 19-21 before transporting the board to New York for its 22 October auction.
Sources: The Register (UK), CTV News
Bonhams Auction House: Apple 1 lot
