Thanks to Johnny Depp's "Public Enemies" movie, the prices of John Dillinger items at auction have really increased dramatically. The August 5th Chicago Tribune had an article by Colleen Mastony "Depp film adds to Dillinger's Draw."
She said that in July, a letter penned by Dillinger sold for $60,400, more than ten times the preauction estimate. At the same auction, a revolver used in the shootout at the Biograph Theater sold for triple what was expected, $36,400.
A derringer pistol found in his sock during a 1934 arrest sold for $95,600, more than double.
The State Theatre in South Bend, Indiana went up for auction last month with a starting price of $600,000, but was taken off the block. It still has bullet holes from a Dillinger shootout.
This past April, I saw Dillinger's grave in Indianapolis. Very plain, but I did like the coins people had placed on it.
This is a Stick Up. --Cooter
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