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1875 $3 GOLD COINstack’s�bowers–sotheby’s�new�york﹔�est﹒�﹩���﹐���–﹩���﹐���

Perhaps because of the newfound abundance of gold in California—or perhaps for the convenience of buying 3¢ postage stamps—the U.S. Bureau of the Mint introduced the $3 gold coin in 1854. Designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, the coin depicts Lady Liberty in a Native American headdress on the obverse; the reverse shows a wreath of tobacco, wheat, cotton, and corn.

DESPUES DE UN PUNO BY JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT sotheby’s–london﹔�est﹒�﹩�﹐���﹐���–﹩��﹐���﹐���

Neo-Expressionist graffiti prodigy Jean-Michel Basquiat created this acrylic, oilstick, and xerox collage, which measures more than six-and-a-half-feet wide, a year before his death, at 27.

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1966 FERRARI 275 GTBbonham’s﹔�est﹒�﹩�﹐���﹐���–﹩�﹐���﹐���

The last model approved by founder Enzo Ferrari, this elegant and muscular Berlinetta—a sporty coupe style whose name translates to “little saloon”—was the most powerful built during his tenure.

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Six days after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the Department of War—headed by Edwin Stanton—circulated “America’s Most Famous Reward Poster,” calling for the capture and arrest of John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirators David C. Herold and John H. Surrat. Less than a week after the poster’s printing, Herold surrendered, and Booth was fatally shot. Surrat—whose mother, Mary, was hanged as a conspirator—fled abroad but was brought to trial in Maryland in 1867. Charges were eventually dropped.

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