BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – The acoustic guitar John Lennon used to write and record “Love Me Do” and “I Want To Hold Your Hand” has sold at auction for $2.4 million. Julien’s Auctions says the Gibson J-160E guitar was sold Saturday to an undisclosed buyer. Lennon had the guitar for about a year before swapping it with George Harrison, and then it disappeared for 50 years. A California man bought it in the late 1960s for $275 and saw an old magazine story that showed Harrison with the guitar. An expert matched the guitar’s serial number and wood markings to the one Lennon had owned.
