What is the value of a 1958 World Series ring?

Answer 1

The New York Yankees won the 1958 World Series. The ring could have belonged to a player, a member of the Yankee organization, or a scout. Sometimes players have extra rings made to give as gifts, some are made as samples, and in the case of stolen or lost rings replacements are made. this would effect the price as well.

If you cannot show proof that the ring belonged to someone and who that person was it's hard to put a price on something like this. The key to the value of the ring will rely on who did the ring belong to, and having a letter of provenance showing the chain of custody from the person that was issued the ring, to the person who currently owns it. The letters of provenance should come from members of the Yankees organization, a family member of the person that was issued the ring, documentation from an estate sale, and the like.

Without any documentation of its authenticity as such the value of the ring will be determined by the value as a piece of jewelry, and not as a 1958 New York Yankees World Series Ring belonging to any member of the organization.

A world series ring that could be traced back to Yogi Berra could sell anywhere between $50,000, and $100,0000+. The paper work that goes with the ring will dictate the price.

Here are some auctions of note of world Series rings of the era:

1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series Ring owned by the P.A. announcer "Tex" Rickard sold for $29,694.98

Johnny Podres 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series Ring: $50,932.37

1984 San Diego Padres National League Championship Ring the seller claims it belonged to a player but could not name the player and did not have any letters of provenance. The ring sold for $3,500 (the price of a piece of jewelry.)

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