The Apple-1 Registry

Serial number on the back written by Steve Jobs

A forensic analysis confirms that the serial number on the back of this Apple-1 is in Steve Jobs' handwriting. More information.

Website(s)

The RRauction website is no longer available. Article in the Boston Globe

Description

Owner from the West Coast wants to be anonymous. For this reason, the name West Coast is used.
On the back is a handwritten number. Many first-batch Apple-1s have a handwritten number that looks like a serial number. This one is different. On all known Apple-1s, the format is 01-00xx. This Apple-1 shows the number 01-0002, one more digit. The handwriting seems to be different compared to other Apple-1s. There is a scratch under the number instead of through the number.
Without further investigation (forensic analysis), it was not possible to validate the authenticity of this number.

The owner sent the Apple-1 Registry a certificate from DNA/PSA in August 2022. According to this document, it is Steve Jobs' handwriting.

History

Unknown first owner from the West Coast.
Auction September 25, 2018, in Boston (RR Auction). Consignor is the company called Invaluable.
New owner designed a nice case for this Apple-1 in 2019.
It was sold again at auction (RR Auction) on Dec 15, 2022, for US\$ 442,118.

Auctions

Sept. 2018, Dec. 2022
(see History for more information)

Components

White ceramic MOS MCS 6502 (1576), plastic AMI S6820 (7601), 8 KB DRAM. ALPS keyboard from the ’70s. Sanyo 4205, probably from the ’70s. New power supply.

Equipment

Original Apple Cassette Interface. Original Operation Manual and 2 original ACI Manuals.

State

Breadboard unused.

Video

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Last update

Jul 27, 2025

Change log (since March 20, 2018)

Aug 12, 2018: Newly added to the Apple-1 Registry
Aug 24, 2018: 11 picture(s) added
Aug 24, 2018: Name. Number/Sticker/Stamp info added. Verification status. Website(s) added. Video link(s) added. Description. History added
Aug 24, 2018: Description of picture(s)/video(s)
Aug 24, 2018: Components (shortlist) added. Additional info added. Components added. State added. Equipment added
Oct 06, 2018: Video link(s)
Dec 07, 2018: Auctions added
May 23, 2019: Website(s)
May 27, 2019: Number/Sticker/Stamp info
Dec 23, 2020: 3 picture(s) added
Dec 23, 2020: History
Nov 16, 2021: Working condition
Nov 16, 2021: Labels / stamps added
Feb 09, 2022: Description of picture(s)/video(s)
Feb 09, 2022: Serial number added. Description
Aug 29, 2022: 1 picture(s) added
Aug 29, 2022: Serial number. Location. Description
Aug 29, 2022: Verification status
Nov 24, 2022: Auctions. Description. History
Dec 16, 2022: History
Jul 27, 2025: Components. Description. History

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