“We also get a range of signed items that includes jerseys, helmets, bats and caps, as well as every ball you can imagine.”īabe Ruth’s 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers coaching uniform achieved $150,000 + the buyer’s premium in November 2019 at Julien’s Auctions. “When it comes to signatures, we see a host of different items submitted to us on various signing surfaces: cards, photos, game programs, historical documents, checks … and random pieces of paper,” he said. There are at least a dozen firms that provide this service and among them is PSA Authentication & Grading Services, which authenticates/grades trading cards, tickets, autographs, photos, bats and more.Īutographs come in all forms, explains PSA’s Principal Autograph Authenticator Kevin Keating. Even a bat purporting to belong to Babe Ruth can be challenging to authenticate.Ĭollectors and auction houses usually turn to third party specialists to certify authenticity. NEW YORK – Sports memorabilia is often more valuable autographed but buying an autographed item, say a jersey or trading card, can be tricky as signatures can easily be faked. Image courtesy of Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers and LiveAuctioneers
It sold for $20,000 + the buyer’s premium in 2013.
Louis on June 19, 1948, two months before he died. Babe Ruth signed this Official American League baseball at an event at Sportsman’s Park in St.
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