{
  "id": 1742565,
  "title": "Singapore’s founding PM Lee Kuan Yew’s Montblanc sterling silver pen sells for more than S$461K in SG auction; 10X its highest valuation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/singapores-founding-pm-lee-kuan-yews-montblanc-sterling-silver-pen",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T09:01:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/singapore-s-founding-pm-lee-kuan-yew-s-montblanc-sterling-silver-pen-sells-for-more-than-s-461k-in-sg-auction-10x-its-highest-valuation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ‘SM Lee Kuan Yew’ engraved writing instrument was first sold for S$52,000 in 2003 and returned to auction more than two decades later, drawing 111 bids This article ( Singapore’s founding PM Lee Kuan Yew’s Montblanc sterling silver pen sells for more than S$461K in SG auction; 10X its highest valuation ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}