My dad worked on the north tower, and he has, to this day, a key to the entrance of the World Trade Center. I am curious

[RYan]

Hi, co-creator of r911archive, avid WTC collector and amateur historian!

pic(https:imgur.comaHIBmN5U) of most of my collection.

Keys from the WTC are something that I've avoided collecting specifically because they are pretty difficult to authenticate as they are all generic industrial keys with basic stamping. However in your case as you know the provenance of the item I would highly recommended if possible getting a family member or someone who can validate the story, write a letter of provenance and sign it so in the future it will be easier to get an accurate valuation.

It's important to value artifacts and keepsakes even if you never plan on selling them, in the event of a fire or burglary and insurance gets involved it can be incredibly difficult to get an adequate value.

[Ryan.fire]

Right, all your energy goes into worthless comments

[MADDIE_49]

I truly thank your dad for his service.

[nate_ghost]

8-10 tops

[JACk-73]

The movie had a lot to do with the popular Titanic ephemera market.

Johnstown Flood memorabilia just isnt as desirable.

[KEV_WILD86]

Is say more like museum piece than sellable item.

Especially since everything is moving to digital keycardspinpad entry. It's truly a relic of the past.

[Ava.LeGEnd37]

That's what I was thinking. There are a lot of world trade centers. Without provenance, it's worthless

[noah23]

I posted a picture somewhere in the comments here.

[OLIVER.HERO92]

Unfortunately, my father died almost 10 years ago so I do not know how to authenticate this other than my own testimony as to where it came from.

[jake.queen]

You can totally sell stuff to a museum