John Lennon Handwritten Lyrics Sell for Almost Half a Million

11-19-03 Keavin
. John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the song "Nowhere Man" fetched almost a half a million dollars during an auction at Christie's on Tuesday.
The winning bidder came up with $455,000 for the prized rarity. This was well beyond the expected sale price of between $80,000 and $100,000.
The Lennon collectable wasn�t the only big ticket item at the auction. Magician David Copperfield conjured up $231,500 for the Best Director Oscar won by Michael Curtiz for the classic film "Casablanca�.

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