John Lennon?s acoustic guitar sold for $2.4 million at auction.
The Gibson J-160E guitar that Lennon used to record and write "Love Me Do," ''I Want to Hold Your Hand? and more hit songs sold to an undisclosed buyer.
In 1962 the guitar was one of only two of its type flown from America to England for Lennon and George Harrison. Lennon used the guitar for about a year before swapping it with Harrison. The guitar went missing in 1963.
Last year a California man discovered that a guitar in his possession may have historical value. John McCaw of San Diego stumbled on an old magazine story about Harrison, which featured a photo of the instrument which bore similar markings as his guitar.
Julien's Auction said in a news release, an expert was able match the guitar's serial number, wood grain and markings to the one Lennon used in the early 1960s.
