GUEST: This is a Civil War uniform that my great-great-grandfather had when he was in the Union Navy. He was a surgeon.
APPRAISER: It's a wonderful coat. It's naval, and it's naval medical, and we don't see that very often. It was made by T.W. Sprague in Cincinnati, Ohio. It's made from a really super-fine broadcloth, green silk lining, you've got the wonderful medical captain's shoulder straps here, padded chest. It's in very good condition. A few moth nips on it. It's got silk-corded keyhole buttonholes here, and they seem to be in very good condition. We didn't want to button it up, because the linen threads are brittle and we didn't want them to break. Civil War uniforms have taken somewhat of a hit recently. But we would still put an auction estimate of $4,000 to $6,000. Now, if you were going to insure it-- 'cause I'm pretty sure you're not going to get rid of it-- we would put an estimate of $10,000 on it as a replacement cost.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: Yeah, it's a great piece, great piece.
