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Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector
Cool. I find it interesting that apparently the original owner had no appreciation for the ball. Looks like after it was inscribed and dated, some kid played with it for years, as much of the wear is post inscription (Sandlot??  ). Congrats Paul! There are still finds to be had. |
Joe - I'm no expert, but I think the wear is pre-inscription. That's just the way balls looked after 9 innings back then, look at most any game used ball from that period.
Check out these 2 Mathewson related ones that went at SCP in the summer:
http://catalog.scpauctions.com/bids/...e?itemid=30782
http://catalog.scpauctions.com/bids/...e?itemid=30781
Had this ball been played with on the sandlot, that inscription would be faint if not gone completely.
This guy may have seen the sandlot:
https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/1...ription-071515