The $500 Check That Helped Launch Apple Just Sold for Millions

The $500 Check That Helped Launch Apple Just Sold for Millions

Apple's co-founders signed the check in 1976, just weeks before establishing their partnership agreement.

$500 cheque signed by Apple inventor Steve Jobs sells for over $2.4million

The item is the earliest known cheque drawn from Apple's original bank account and was sold at auction in Boston, USA

Steve Jobs-Signed Apple Check No. 1 Sells for $2.4 Million at Auction

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Steve Jobs–Signed Apple Check No. 1 Sells for $2.4 Million at RR Auction

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Steve Jobs memorabilia auction includes his desk, bow ties, more

A Steve Jobs memorabilia auction included the first check the two Steves ever signed, and it sold for a mind-boggling...

Historic 1976 Apple Check Signed By Jobs And Woz Smashes Auction Estimates At $2.4M

Apple memorabilia tends to fetch exorbitant sums at auction, especially when it's an item containing a signature by Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak, two of company's three co-founders. Even so, a check for $500 signed by both Steves shattered expectations at auction with the winning bid exceeding $2.4 million, which is more than 4,800 times the