# Steve Jobs and Apple memorabilia auctions

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/steve-jobs-and-apple-memorabilia-auctions
> Updated: 2026-09-03T03:26:29.000Z. Sources: 26. Developments: 5.

RR Auction conducted the ‘Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction’, featuring historical Apple and Steve Jobs memorabilia. 

Key items in the auction included Jobs’ 1968 eighth-grade science fair project from Cupertino Junior High, titled ‘What Is the Silicon-Controlled Rectifier?’. Sourced from the personal collection of his stepbrother, John Chovanec, the project consisted of a 10-page report, hand-drawn circuit diagrams, and a three-part plywood display featuring a wooden model of a thyristor. The science project sold for $34,375.

Other significant auction results included a functional 1977 ‘Neumark’ Apple-1 computer, which fetched approximately $499,400, and a signed Apple business card that sold for over $156,000. An Apple II computer previously given to Jobs’ father sold for $12,079, while an Apple P68 ‘Stealth iPod’ development prototype sold for $91,479.

In a subsequent development, Bonhams is scheduled to auction the ‘Hatfield’ unit this October, an original, fully operational Apple-1 computer. Cataloged as number 48 in the official Apple-1 registry, the device is one of fewer than 75 known surviving units. The machine features a signature from co-founder Steve Wozniak on the motherboard and includes an authentic 1978 letter signed by Steve Jobs. The letter was originally sent to the unit’s first owner, Fred Hatfield, offering to trade the Apple-1 for an Apple II motherboard; Hatfield declined the offer, preserving the unit. The computer is estimated to fetch between $500,000 and $800,000, with bidding taking place from October 4 to 14.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-03: Apple-1 computer to be auctioned for up to $800,000

A rare, working Apple-1 computer signed by Steve Wozniak and featuring a letter from Steve Jobs is set for auction this October, with an estimated value between $500,000 and $800,000.

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/apple-i-computer-to-be-auctioned-for-up-to-800000

### 2026-08-31: Steve Jobs eighth-grade science project sells for $34,375

An eighth-grade science project by Steve Jobs, titled ‘What is the SCR?’, sold for $34,375 at auction, alongside other rare Apple memorabilia including a nearly $500,000 Apple-1 computer.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/steve-jobs-eighth-grade-science-project-sells-for-34375

### 2026-08-28: Steve Jobs' 1968 science project sells for $34,375 at auction

Steve Jobs’ 1968 eighth-grade science project sold for $34,375 at an Apple 50th anniversary auction. An Apple-1 computer was the highest-selling item at $499,400.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/steve-jobs-1968-science-project-sells-for-34375-at-auction

### 2026-08-18: Steve Jobs’ science fair project and Apple memorabilia up for auction

RR Auction is selling a collection of Apple memorabilia, headlined by Steve Jobs’ 1968 eighth-grade science fair project, early Apple computers, and rare prototypes.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/steve-jobs-science-fair-project-and-apple-memorabilia-up-for-auction

### 2026-08-03: Steve Jobs 1983 Signed Apple Card Fetches $70K at Auction

A 1983 Apple business card signed by Steve Jobs is being auctioned by RR Auction, currently at $70,741 with a Gem Mint 10 rating and at least 16 bidders.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/steve-jobs-1983-signed-apple-card-fetches-70k-at-auction

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