Contents of Hefner mansion auctioned off
Two days. Proceeds go to Hefner’s foundation, which was set up in 1964 to advocate for civil liberties.
Gold 'Viagra' ring and first Playboy issue sold in Hefner auction
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The highest grossing item was the typewriter, which he used to write copy for the magazine’s first issue in 1953. It went for $162,500, while his personal copy of the issue itself, featuring Marylin Monroe, sold for $31,250.
Among the more unusual items was a gold ring with a compartment holding a blue viagra pill, the medication that allows men with to maintain an erection when they otherwise might not be able to. That sold for $22,400.
Hefner’s complete set of bound volumes of the magazine, from 1953 to 2013, sold for $76,800.