Theater Tickets From Assassination

A pair of tickets to Fords Theatre on the night of Abraham Lincolns assassination have sold for an absolute fortune.

The 2 front-row balcony tickets, said to be in very good condition, made $262,500 through RR Auction, which closed the rare lot over the weekend -- theyre dated "APR 14, 1865" and specifically say its for "Fords Theatre" in Washington, D.C.

Whoever owned the tickets wouldve been sitting in section D in seats 41 and 42. That wouldve put them on the opposite side of the theater from Lincolns balcony seats, and given them an unobstructed view of the former presidents assassination.

As you know, John Wilkes Booth -- who was an actor -- used his knowledge of the theater space to sneak into Lincolns booth during the 3rd act of "Our American Cousin," shooting him in the head right next to First Lady Mary Todd ... days after the Civil War ended.

BTW, there arent a whole lot of tickets from that fateful night still out there -- one of them is known to be at Harvard’s Houghton Library, and its only half of the full ticket. The one at Harvard was even used to verify the balcony tickets that sold at auction.

Goes without saying, these rare tickets are well worth the price tag, but heres the kicker ... you couldve gotten the same seat at the time for only 75 cents, with private boxes costing up to $10. Talk about inflation!!!