£60
A pair of vintage American Hickok cufflinks originally owned by Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel, COA as follows-
The cufflinks were obtained in person from Jim Smith, Mickey Cohen's right hand man.
Jim Smith, took possession of the cufflinks and many of Mickey Cohen's effects upon his death. Ben Siegel had Mickey Cohen hold some jewelry (sic) for him when he went to jail including these cufflinks. Jim SMith later aquired the cufflinks and few other Ben Siegel items upon Mickey Cohen's death.
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) sometimes known as Ben Siegel, was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, and he also held significant influence within the Italian-American Mafia and the largely Italian-Jewish National Crime Syndicate. Described as handsome and charismatic, he became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.
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