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1. Captain America’s movie shield sold for a Marvel-ous $259,540 at Hake’s Auctions in November. 2. Original Ted Hake Americana & Collectibles button. Hake started his auction business in 1967. 3. Gangster Al Capone’s monogrammed Patek Philippe pocket watch sold for $229,900 at Witherell’s last fall. 4. A lady head vase dubbed the “Ghost Girl” by collectors is worth about $275. 5. A Napier charm bracelet from the 1950s. 6. Wing lounge chair designed by Vladimir Kagan, 1970s, valued at $10,000. 7. An ancient Chinese bowl from the 1400s bought at a yard sale for $35 sold for more than $700,000 at Sotheby’s. 8. A Super Mario 64 video game sold for $1.56 million at Heritage Auctions. 9. An NFT (non-fungible token) of Chris Torres wildly popular Nyan Cat, an animated ›ying cat with a Pop-Tart body, sold…