SOLD! HOLY GRAIL! 1928 Reach Official American League Barnard Baseball w/Original Box

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1928 Reach Official American League Barnard Baseball w/Original Box - SEALED!

per Brandon Grunbaum's book History of the Baseball...a 1928 Reach Official E.S. Barnard American League Ball listed as Gem Mint is $2250.00 and that's just the ball, and that was 2014, nearly 2 years ago! He doesn't even list prices for the Ball still in the Box sealed, possibly because none were known to exist.

Box alone (and without the seal) sold for $782 at MEARS just a couple years ago:

http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.co...-lot64578.aspx

And, this comes from the family of HOFer Al Simmons. They recently found this ball, a few checks and other documents from their great uncle Al, an amazing new discovery, in Milwaukee, where Al resided. He died in 1956 at the age of 54.

An American League Ban Johnson Ball in the box sold for $5K at Legendary, granted older, but Ban Johnson balls range from about 1910 to 1925, this was a one year only 1928 Barnard ball:

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/191...lot129594.aspx


This may be the only one in its existence, amazing it survived all these years untouched! The Holy Grail for vintage Ball collectors!

$3200 or best offer shipped