A secret society that tapped the likes of former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Obama’s economic adviser Austan Goolsbee now offers up one of its original artifacts: a human skull turned ballot box.
The skull, along with a black book that includes the names of Yale’s Skull and Bones’ earlier members, is up for auction Jan. 22 at Christie’s in New York.
At a glance:
1832
The year Skull and Bones was founded
1872
The year around which the skull was used for taking votes during secret meetings
$10,000 to $20,000
The pre-sale estimate for the human skull
