Selling prices of Enigma and NEMA - all prices converted to US$
[data from auctions, individual sales, etc. - US$ conversion is approximate and varies with date]

Enigma

11800 Auction [London]: £7200: November 1994 4
19320 Auction [London]: £12075: September 1995 4
19000 Auction [London]: £12000: November 1995 4  (price approximate)
17500 Ragnar Otterstad: [DK]: December 1996 1,2

30000

Ragnar Otterstad [DK]: M4: January 1998 1, 5
14600 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM24034: June 1998 3 ,6
14980 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM25236: November 1998
15000 Private sale [USA]: January 1999 1
21150 Uwe Breker [Köln]: M4: DM 38455: June 1999 7
37675 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM68498: November 1999
24000 Private sale: [UK] to US collector: [K797]: December 1999 1
25000 Private sale: [UK] to US collector: December 1999 1
6800 Private sale [DE] to US collector 1, 20
17500 Private sale [NO] to UK collector: M4 [M5846]: May 2000 1
37374 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM78112: M4: May 2000  9
51100 Auction [eBay]: M4 [M18360]: September 2000
28100 Auction [eBay]: [A16694]: October 2000
22737 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM51674: [A12431]: November 2000 10
23650 Private sale [USA] to UK collector [A5606]: March 2001 1
16440 Auction [NO]: NK151000: [M4]: March 2001 1
15590 Auction [UK]: UK£10851: [Commercial 'D' A801]: April 2001
12950 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM30043 [A01985/bac/44E]; June 2001 11
37500 Private sale [NO] to UK collector: M4 [M10297]; July 2001 1
37000 Private sale [NO] to US collector: M4 [M10292]; September 2001 1, 12
22500 Private sale [Holland] to UK collector: [A6551], November 2001 1, 13
21006 Uwe Breker [Köln] DM45665 [A18420], December 2001 14
27000 Private sale [NO] to US collector: M4 [M18318], April 2002 1, 15
32100 Auction [eBay]: to US collector [K762]: June 2002
36000 Private sale [USA] to US collector: M4: July 2002 1
25000 Private sale [USA] to US collector: 'Swiss' K: July 2002 1
6200 Private sale [NO] to UK collector: £4000 [A2621]: September 2002 1, 16
20000 Private sale [NO] to UK collector: October 2002 1
18053 Uwe Breker [Köln] €18025 [A12760]: November 2002
26850 Private sale [UK] to US collector: £16675 [A6345]: February 2003 1, 18
12000 Auction [eBay]: [A2621]: March 2003 19
15000 Private sale [BR] to NL collector [A13852]: November 2003 1
33632 Uwe Breker [Köln] €27640: November 2003 
34000 Private sale [NO] to US collector: M4: [M2862]: February 2004 1
12600 Auction [eBay] to US collector [A5228]: March 2004 1
22000 Private sale to US collector: March 2004 1
17000 Private sale to US collector [M4] 1, 22
27865 Private sale [NO] to NL collector: M4: June 2004 1
13725 Private sale [DE] to UK collector: August 2004 1
24000 Private sale [US] to US collector [A16775]: November 2004 1
22000 Private sale [US] to SE collector [A1487]: December 2004 1
21846 Auction [Christies, UK] £12,000 to UK collector [A14555]: May 2005 1
20000 Private sale [US] to US collector [A12428]: May 2005 1, 23
21530 Uwe Breker [Köln] €18,358. November 2005
24500 Private sale [US] to UK collector: December 2005 1
22000 Private sale [NO] to UK collector: February 2006 1, 24
66735 Auction [eBay] €55,050: April 2006 25
49500 Private sale [US] to US collector: May 2006 1
27377 Uwe Breker [Köln] €21,147 [A11763]: May 2006
35734 Auction [eBay] €28,049 [A10894]: June 2006
20200 Auction [eBay]  M16905/M4: June 2006
21387 Auction [eBay]  €17050 [A11729]: June 2006 26
26700 Private sale [US] to French collector [A17534]: October 2006 1
27758 Private sale [US] to BP [A16775]: February 2007 1,27
45500 Private sale M4 [US]  to US collector: August 2007 1
43700 Private sale M4 [US]  to Russian collector: November 2007 1
35700 Private sale [US] to Danish institution [A16129]: January 2008 1, 28
29700 Private sale [US] to US collector [A18495]: April 2008 1
104500 Auction by Christies NY [A9457]: June 2008
41900 Auction [Breker] A17582: November 2008 1
49700 Private sale [US] to US collector [A1898]: December 2008 1
54500 Auction [DE] €44000 [A14085]: April 2009
98500 Auction [US]: May 2009
28565 Auction [eBay] £15,000 [K870]: October 2009
46000 Private sale [US] of two machines: April 20101
49000 Private sale [US] of two machines: April 20101, 28
79500 Auction M4: €59,375 [Breker]: date approximate: April 20101
44000 Private sale: US collector to UK museum [A14391]: October 2010 1
66000 Private sale [US] to US collector [A5260]: October 2010 1
107805 Auction [Christies, London] £67,250 [A9457]: November 2010 29 RECORD PRICE!
NEMA
2732 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM3960: November 1995: T-D 213 1
3510 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM5400: May 1996: T-D 209 1
4312 Sotheby's [UK]: £2875:   T-D 559 1
1300 Leicester [UK] Radio/Computer show: £800: October 1997 1
1000 Private sale [Germany]: 1997 [date approximate]1
2000 Colomor [London]: £1250: November 1997 1
2000 Ragnar Otterstad [DK]: January 1998 1
4300 Sotheby's [UK] February 1998:£2645: T-D 630 1
4025 Auction [US]; May 1998: T-D 380 1
1710 Uwe Breker [Köln]: June 1998 3
1300 Private sale [UK]: £800: September 1998 1
1870 Private sale [UK] to US collector: October 1998 1: T-D 202
1775 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM3004: November 1998
1300 Private sale [UK]: January 1999 1

1300

Auction [USA]: January 1999
1700 Private sale [CH] to US collector: March 1999 1 T-D 545
1454 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM2644: June 1999
3750 Auction [USA]: November 1999
2908 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM5288: November 1999
3500 For sale in California, December 1999 8
3050 Auction [eBay]: March 2000
5250 Auction [eBay]: May 2000
1264 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM2643: May 2000
5000 Private sale [CH] to US collector: May 2000 1
2980 Private sale [CH] to US collector: June(?) 2000 1
845 Auction [Christies, London]: July 2000
2890 Auction [eBay]: September 2000
899 Uwe Breker [Köln]: DM2043: November 2000: T-D 212
2125 Auction [eBay]: February 2001
2300 Auction [eBay]: March 2001
2550 Auction [eBay]: April 2001: T-D 600
1950 Auction [eBay]: December 2001; T-D 715
2000 Private sale [USA] to US collector: July 2002 1
5070 Auction [eBay]: September 2002: TD 519 1
3160 Private sale [CH] to US collector: October 2002: TD 639 1
2425 Auction [eBay]: November 2002: TD 441
3801 Auction [eBay]: December 2002: TD 535
2800 Private sale [NL] to US collector: January 2003: TD 379 1
1490 Auction [eBay]: January 2003: TD 268 17
3605 Auction [eBay]: November 2003
3220 Private sale [CH] 1
3200 Private sale [CH] 1
3265 Private sale [CH] 1
3555 Auction [eBay] to UK collector: July 2004: TD 703 1
3433 Private sale [CH] to Dutch collector: TD582 1
4155 Auction [eBay] to US collector: November 2004: TD-554 1
3500 Auction [eBay] to US collector: December 2005: TD-580 1
3600 Private sale [UK] to UK collector: September 2007 1
3050 Auction [eBay] TD-594
3360 Auction [eBay] TD-619
4890 Auction [eBay UK]: November 2010

Notes (information source, etc.)
1
  Personal correspondence with dealer or purchaser.
2   3-wheel Service machine w/slight damage to wooden case. Later bought by Canadian collector
     who restored it.
3   Auction results from Herr Breker’s US representative – Jane Hertz - by ‘phone on 9/16/98. These    
     prices include the auctioneer’s fees. All other Breker auction results from: http://www.breker.com
4   Information from Hugh Skillen.
5   This is a very ‘clean’ M4 with a complete set of wheels – including the ‘Greek’ wheels – hence
     the high price.
6   An ‘incomplete’ Enigma was sold at the same auction for $4300/DM7210.
7   An 'Uhr' box sold at this auction for DM22833/$12558.
8  This value is included in the calculation of the averages though it is not known at this time whether the
     machine sold for $3500 or less.
9   An 'Uhr box' sold at this auction for DM52876/$25299.
10 Also at this auction: 3 Enigma wheels and 40 lamps - DM14421/US$6347
     and a T52d [Geheimschreiber] - DM204293/US$89889.
11 An 'Uhr' box sold at this auction for DM33648/US$14502 .
12 An 'Uhr' box was also sold for US$23000.
13 Wooden case not original.
14 No wooden case, no Steckers.
15 This sale included an 'Uhr' box - the price of the M4 is a proportional estimate.
16 Low sale price reflects overall poor condition - severe corrosion and damage to wooden case.
17 This NEMA carries the label of a 'War Reserve' [Kriegsmobilmachung] machine but its description and
     serial number suggest that it is a Training model.
18 Fitted with UKWD.
19 Machine is badly corroded - the wooden case warped and damaged. Very poor condition.
20 No wheels.
21 No wheels: reproduction UKW.
22 Complete but with damage to wooden case.
23 'repro' wheels. Case not original from A2142
24 Package deal: price of machine approximate, estimated
25 All serial numbers removed
26
Box containing two spare wheels [A11763] sold for US$2972
27 Includes additional two wheels and box 
28 Includes additional two wheels and box [with previous entry, sold as pair]
29
No wooden case: three wheels

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updated 23 November 2010