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Lot 892
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Lot Number: 892
Description: Important July 4, 1960 Mickey Mantle 300th Home Run attributed baseball (hit at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.). Well toned baseball showing obvious signs of use/wear has a large vintage "300" ink notation written across a side panel. A band of surface loss encircles the ball (partially effecting the notation) and appears to be the result of tape which was in place for many years and then removed. It was long displayed with other prominent Mantle artifacts in the Little League Museum of Baxter Springs, KS; famed for being home town to the team on which a young Mickey was playing when discovered. The ball can be seen within the Museum display in a pair of included color photographs which also show several other milestone balls from Mantle's career. These other balls have what appear to be similar strips/areas of surface loss and toning. This is an important trait which suggests a similar pattern employed by Mantle when identifying milestone baseballs from throughout his career. Following a well known late 1990 de-accessioning of several pieces from the Museum collection a few of these baseballs have surfaced, including Mantle's first home run which sold at auction in December of 2004 (Sotheby's; $189,750). One of the better documented Mantle home run balls to have entered the marketplace. Includes framed display (19"x18") which houses the aforementioned images and a reproduced box score/article from the game: VG-EXEstimated Price Range: ($20,000-$40,000)
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