A 14-karat white gold woman’s double halo-style ring, a $500 bill from 1934 and collectible basketball cards featuring seven Hall of Famers are some of the unclaimed property items to be auctioned live on August 19 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs oversees the auction, which will take place on the Lincoln Stage at the fairgrounds in Springfield.

“We are pleased to host the unclaimed property auction at the State Fair and to give people the opportunity to bid on valuable and distinctive items,” said Frerichs, whose office manages Illinois’ unclaimed property program. “Potential bidders are welcome to attend our auction preview on August 2 to get an early look at the items before the day of the auction.”

Other items in the live auction will include an 1818/7 NGC-graded MS 64 Bust half-dollar, historic political memorabilia, a 1988 American Eagle gold bullion coins proof set, and a set of eight gold coins featuring the likenesses of writers Mark Twain and John Steinbeck, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, musician Louis Armstrong and actress Helen Hayes.

The unclaimed property has been divided into 250 lots for the auction, with some lots consisting of a single item and other lots consisting of multiple items. Prospective bidders may preview the auction items on August 2 in the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer in Springfield and on August 19 at the fairgrounds before the auction begins.