Witherell’s, which is hosting the sale, includes Capone’s favorite gun, a Colt .45 pistol; a Patek Philippe pocket watch monogrammed with 90 diamonds; and personal letters.
One of those letters was written from Alcatraz by the Chicago mob boss to his only child, Albert “Sonny” Capone, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The three granddaughters have been custodians of Al Capone’s items since their father died in 2004, The Washington Post reported.
In 2017, a diamond watch owned by Al Capone sold for $84,375, The Wall Street Journal reported.
“Well, I certainly hope that doesn’t happen,” Diane Capone told the Sun-Times.
“He was a very devoted family man, very committed to his family,” she told the San Francisco Chronicle.
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