Civil War flag makes US$8,100 and Colonial currency US$6,490 at US sales
A Civil War silk flag sold within estimate for US$8,100 at Milestone Auctions on 26 September 2026, and a lot of Colonial paper money made US$6,490 at Legare Auctions on 1 October 2026.
Original reporting:Antiques and The Arts Weekly · 6 October 2026ArtDaily (Milestone Auctions announcement)
What happened
A Civil War silk flag sold for US$8,100 at Milestone Auctions' Premier Military and Edged Weapons Sale on 26 September 2026, according to the trade weekly Antiques and The Arts Weekly. The auction house is in Willoughby, Ohio. The report said the price fell within the estimate.
It did not say whether the figure includes buyer's premium (the auction house's fee on top of the hammer price).
A Milestone Auctions announcement carried by ArtDaily put the estimate at US$6,000–10,000. It described the flag as having 35 hand-painted gilt stars in a circular medallion. The sale was the Fall 2026 edition, a 627-lot auction. The US$8,100 result sits just above the middle of the estimate range.
On 1 October 2026, Legare Auctions in Pelham, New Hampshire, sold a lot of Colonial paper currency for US$6,490 at its Fall Antiques auction, according to the same publication. That report also did not say whether the price includes buyer's premium.
No estimate for the lot appeared in the sources we read, so the result cannot be placed against a range.
Both results are single lots. The source is a weekly digest of results dated 6 October 2026, so it shows what individual lots made rather than a measured trend in Americana prices.
The flag landed inside its published estimate rather than above it, while the currency lot has no estimate to compare against. The prices rest on the trade report, and the estimate and sale details for the flag rest on Milestone's announcement as carried by ArtDaily.
Key issues — our analysis
- Premium basis not stated in the report
- Single-lot results, not an index
- No estimate reported for the currency lot
Who should pay attention
- Collectors of American historical material
- Insurers valuing militaria and paper money
- Trustees holding mixed collections
- Private bankers advising on collectibles
What to watch
- Whether Milestone Auctions and Legare Auctions publish prices-realised figures that state the premium basis
- Whether an estimate for the Colonial currency lot is disclosed
Sources
How this was produced
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