Ronald Reagan
Signed until 2004, so the supply is fixed — nothing new is being added to this market.
Recorded sales
| Date | What sold | Certified | Price | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-29 | Handwritten and signed presidential oath of office dated 20 January 1981 | Beckett | $33,600 | auction result |
| 2018-08-11 | Handwritten and signed copy of the oath of office | JSA | $18,000 | auction result |
| 2016-05-07 | 1994 signed letter to Ted Williams framed | JSA | $8,400 | auction result |
| 2026-03-14 | 2024 Topps Transcendent Collection cut signature card #CS-RR numbered 1 of 1 encased by Topps | Topps | $2,816 | auction result |
| 2025-10-19 | Signed cheque dated 15 May 1995 | Beckett Auto 9 | $1,545 | auction result |
| 2021-06-27 | Signed first edition of An American Life | Beckett | $780 | auction result |
| 2019-05-11 | 1972 typed letter signed Dutch | JSA | $600 | auction result |
| 2024-02-08 | Signed photograph collage framed | Beckett | $598 | auction result |
| 2025-10-19 | Twice-signed letter and table card framed display | Beckett | $588 | auction result |
| 2025-08-02 | Signed and inscribed 1950s type I studio portrait | PSA/DNA | $549 | auction result |
| 2026-02-25 | Signed cut with photograph framed display | JSA | $488 | auction result |
| 2025-03-01 | Signed Commonwealth Journal of 9 June 1969 | PSA/DNA | $403 | auction result |
| 2023-12-20 | Signed and inscribed Newsweek with photograph | PSA/DNA | $336 | auction result |
| 2015-02-07 | Signed and personalised colour photograph | JSA | $270 | auction result |
By certification level
These are 14 results this index has recorded from Heritage Auctions between 2015 and 2026, not every sale that happened. They under-represent inexpensive items, which sell constantly and are reported rarely, and they exclude private sales this index has no record of. Read them as documented evidence rather than as a complete market.
About this signature
- Status
- Signed until 2004supply is fixed
- Note
- The president whose handwriting outsells his signature
- On this index
- 0 listedno sales recorded yet
What does a signed Ronald Reagan item cost?
Most of his certified photographs, magazines, letters and books sold for between about $270 and $800. A cheque from 1995 graded 9 for its autograph made $1,545. Above that, the prices jump: a 1994 letter to Ted Williams made $8,400, and two copies of the presidential oath of office written out in his own hand and signed made $18,000 and $33,600. The one dated 20 January 1981, the day he was sworn in, is the dearer of the two.
Is his Hollywood or governor signature worth more?
Not on this page. A signed 1950s studio portrait from his acting years made $549. A 1972 typed letter signed with his nickname, "Dutch," while he was Governor of California, made $600, and a signed 1969 journal from the same period made $403. They sell in the same range as his ordinary signed photographs. What lifts a Reagan item is its content, not the period. We look at how much the office adds across the presidents on this index in when "signed as president" is worth paying for.
What about the Reagan cut-signature card?
A 2024 Topps Transcendent card holding a cut Reagan signature, numbered one of one and sealed by Topps, made $2,816. A framed cut signature with a photograph made $488. The card company's packaging and the one-of-one numbering account for most of the difference. The signature inside is the same kind of thing.
Signatures are reproduced more often than most buyers realise, by outright forgery and also by machines and assistants signing on somebody’s behalf. Every item on this page has been examined by PSA/DNA, JSA, Beckett, SGC or CGC, and this index carries nothing else. That is a deliberate restriction, and the investigation that created the modern authentication industry is worth reading, along with what a certificate actually claims.