A Mickey Mantle New York Yankees team signed Baseball can sell anywhere from $5,000. for a 1951 ball (Mantle.s first year) to a low of $300 for a 1968 baseball (Mantle last year. To come up with an accurate value you must narrow down the year of the baseball. Visit the New York Yankees Team Signed Baseball Price Guide located below (Related Links). The price guide features links to full team rosters to help you figure out what year the baseball is from. Searching for the players that played the least amount of time for the team will help you figure it out quicker. Once you have narrowed it down to one year the price guide also provides a list of key signatures for that year. These signatures are the most important on getting top value.
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Along with condition, the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature will dictate the price. Mickey Mantle was under contract with the Upper-Deck company before he passed away. Baseballs that have the Upper-Deck hologram could sell in the $1,000-$1,500 price range. And signatures that have not been authenticated could sell at half the market value or less.
Scoreboard inc.was a very popular authenticator on items being sold at the Home Shopping Network in the 1990's, and is no longer in business. They did not use matching holograms and items that are authenticated by Scoreboard will sell at a much lower value. In most cases below market value. It might pay for you to authenticate the signature with PSA/DNA if you plan to sell it.