Collectable question

Maybe there's an online resource that can give you an idea. You didn't say whether it's a signed ball.

Here's one link...

Robert Connelly, Appraiser. USPAP Appraisals: Antiques, Collectibles, Clocks, Watches, Decorative Arts

Signed by the whole team.

There was an episode of Pawn Stars that had the same year team ball, but i can't find it on the History channel website. Wish i could remember what the expert said.. I'll keep looking.

Does it have Micky Mantle, Joe DiMaggio & Yogi Berra on it?

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about 3 minutes into this SWGB.
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YouTube- Pawn Stars: Season 1: Episode 6 - Part 2/3

It's worth between 3K-5K. It's worth more if both Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio signed. This is the only year the two played together.

This is a good source and will validate what I said...
New York Yankees Team Signed baseball

Most people varnished the balls so the signatures were preserved. I had multiple ones as a kid. I was a die hard Yankee fan. I caught a home run ball by Reggie Jackson. He signed it and then passed it around the bus to some other players, and Thurman Munson was also on the ball who later died in a plane crash.

My brother took it outside to play with it and lost it .

It does have Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio on it. Thanks for the video SSB.

Oddly my dad and uncle had two, my grandmother wisely took the one I have today and packed it away. The other one got played with and eventually the signatures all wore off and the ball fell apart.

Thanks for the info, just curious if it was one of those million dollar finds that should be insured.

They have salaries listed on a click through taken from the Baseball Almanac. Joe DiMaggio earned $100,000 and Mickey Mantle only $5,000.

No wonder they only played once together.

The value would greatly depend on whether you have a ball that was personally hand signed by the players or if you have a stamped ball that was given out to fans. In the 1950's all MLB teams produced "stamped" signature team baseballs to hand out to fans that came to the ballpark for a game or to sell at the concession stand.

If you have manager Stengel's signature also, it is definitely a find.

If the signatures are authentic and not stamped it could be very valuable since you have Dimaggio and Mantle. "51 was Mantle's rookie season and DiMaggio's last and they won the World Series.

I would recommend having it authenticated and do continue protecting it, either in a UV-filtering display (and keep it out of direct light) or wrapped in acid-free paper and stored with care.

Here is one in mint condition that sold for $20,000.

http://sports.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=702&Lot_No=19347&type=temcn030405a&ic=#Photo

SWGB

Check with this company. PSA/DNA Cert Verification

They are well respected in the sports memorabilia world and should be able to assist you.

Good luck!

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Mike Gutierrez Mike Gutierrez is one of the foremost sports autograph authenticators in the sports memorabilia business. He has over 27 years experience and is one of the few universally respected authorities left standing in a field racked with fraud and forgeries. The industry has been plagued by FBI investigations of fraud and Mike is one of the most respected repositories of trust in the business. He currently is an autograph authentication consultant for PSA/DNA, the leader in sports grading and authentication.

Most notably, he authenticated all the autograph material from the Barry Halper Collection sold by Sotheby's in 1998. Through Butterfield & Butterfield, he appraised the Mark McGwire 70th home run baseball for the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company that sold in auction for $3 million. Additionally, he compiled the auction of all memorabilia from the Bruce Lee estate and appraised former NFL commissioner, Pete Rozelle's estate. Mike also has the distinction of appraising Muhammad Ali's estate of sports memorabilia and portions of Baseball Hall of Famer, Sandy Koufax.

His working background as a young adult started in the entertainment field at CBS Television City, working on scores of television sitcoms, variety shows, and specials. From there he moved to Universal Studios where he became a television development executive in charge of prime time series. At ABC TV, he worked as an executive in Dramatic Series Development, meeting with writers and producers, developing new series ideas. He adds Hollywood and Entertainment memorabilia as areas of great interest and expertise.

With a lifetime passion for music, he began playing guitar in his teens. He has a fine collection of Fender, Rickenbacker, Gibson, and other noted brands of guitars and basses, thus his interest in vintage and stage-used rock 'n' roll memorabilia and guitars.

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send him clear photo closeups, and mike will give you a good idea as to value. i have dealt with him before.

Looks like you've got yourself a little treasure SWGB. Would you even sell it ? I'm assuming the sentimental value is way more than the monetary. Please Keep us updated... This is funn.

Thanks for all the help.

Not much sentimental value, I'm not very fond of my dad or uncle. It'll probably go to my niece when she's old enough to care for it and appreciate it. It definitely wasn't stamped and I do believe it has the managers signature as well.