In a memorable episode of Antiques Roadshow, a guest declined to sell his treasured war medals despite their staggering valuation. Expert Mark Smith immediately remarked on the guest's "incredible collection" and enquired about its origin.
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A guest appeared on Antiques Roadshow in the US, bringing with him two baseballs he had inherited from his father, one of which stunned appraisal expert Philip Weiss. In the show, based on the UK version that is hosted by Fiona Bruce, Philip chatted with the visitor who revealed the curious backstory of the balls.
He shared: "Well my dad loved baseball, how he got these balls, I don't have any idea but when he passed away, we the siblings were kind of divvying up his things, the balls were there and I said I'd take them." The guest also disclosed the fairly common place storage of the potentially valuable items, stating: "Oh they were in a sock drawer, a dresser drawer and I didn't think they were much of anything." Philip then intrigued viewers by teasing: "Well let's just say this is going to be a tale of two baseballs." Directing attention to the details of the first baseball he said: "The first baseball here on the right is really interesting, because you see there's Babe Ruth right here on the sweet spot," reports the Express. "And then when you flip it over to this side, right here, you have Lou Gehrig and then when you flip it over again, you have what I call the key signature." "Joe Girardi was the key signature as he only played on the Yankees for one year and by having him on the baseball, we're able to identify this as a 1927 Yankee baseball." Philip then said: "The 1927 Yankees is arguably the best team in baseball history and obviously people will argue that but I personally think that could be true." He then discussed the second baseball, a circa 1950s Milwaukee Braves ball, supposedly signed by legends like Henry Aaron and other Hall of Famers, but revealed the disappointing truth: "Sadly, that ball is a
.In a memorable episode of Antiques Roadshow, a guest declined to sell his treasured war medals despite their staggering valuation. Expert Mark Smith immediately remarked on the guest's "incredible collection" and enquired about its origin.
In a thrilling episode of Antiques Roadshow, one of the guests refused to part with his precious war medals despite their high value.The owner revealed that he had inherited the medals from his father. Mark Smith, visibly impressed, complimented, "He had a very good eye," before delving into the histories of these significant artifacts.
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