Babe Ruth Locker Tags

[Jay Wolt]

Even w/ Lelands disclosure in their 2003 auction, it still brought in $1600

[sporteq]

IMO- most of the recent tags that have surfaced are phony, to me anyhow. Like you, why such a influx of tags all Babe Ruth? I have seen NO other Yankee sample.

[sayhey24]

Originally Posted by sporteq

IMO- most of the recent tags that have surfaced are phony, to me anyhow. Like you, why such a influx of tags all Babe Ruth? I have seen NO other Yankee sample.

I don't think these are genuine tags off of Ruth's locker, but I do think there's a chance they are vintage period pieces made as souvenirs or giveaways, maybe for a specific day or event.

If someone was making these in recent years to defraud and make money, I can't imagine why they wouldn't double their money and make Lou Gehrig tags as well. So the fact that we only see Ruth tags makes me think that they may not be modern fakes.

Greg

[sporteq]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

I don't think these are genuine tags off of Ruth's locker, but I do think there's a chance they are vintage period pieces made as souvenirs or giveaways, maybe for a specific day or event.

If someone was making these in recent years to defraud and make money, I can't imagine why they wouldn't double their money and make Lou Gehrig tags as well. So the fact that we only see Ruth tags makes me think that they may not be modern fakes.

Greg

My take is.. Why didn't we see this many tags in the past 20 years? I saw only handful within that time period (20 years) Now, in the past few years I've seen dozens of these tags surface.. Could they keep recycling, who knows. I believe they've been made in the last decade.

As far as Gehrig tag, I think Babe Ruth's items are far more replicated and far more superior in price.. So why settle and create anything less, hence the mass production of these tags. But who knows what a forger thinks.

Albert

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by sporteq

My take is.. Why didn't we see this many tags in the past 20 years? I saw only handful within that time period (20 years) Now, in the past few years I've seen dozens of these tags surface.. Could they keep recycling, who knows. I believe they've been made in the last decade.

As far as Gehrig tag, I think Babe Ruth's items are far more replicated and far more superior in price.. So why settle and create anything less, hence the mass production of these tags. But who knows what a forger thinks.

Albert

Agreed Albert. Plus any semi intelligent forger who's done his homework would realize that to flood the market with tags for a number of different Yankees, when none have existed in the past, would raise the red flags of too many collectors. For Ruth though, let's be honest, it's different, many collectors will risk the chance of authenticity to possibly own a piece of the babe.
Just my two cents.

Brent

[Bob Lemke]

These are very reminiscent of the fantasy brothel tokens that were a plague on the numismatic hobby in the 1970s.

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[jgmp123]

With Babe's original locker now being in the Hall of Fame, why wouldn't these accompany it if authentic....

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Bob Lemke

These are very reminiscent of the fantasy brothel tokens that were a plague on the numismatic hobby in the 1970s.

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That one is cool because it's so obviously fake. If it was in a dollar box I'd at least have it in the "maybe" stack.

But I remember seeing others that were far less obvious - at least until the people who dealt in them realized that having them out on the table for kids to look at wasn't a good idea.

Steve B

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Even w/ Lelands disclosure in their 2003 auction, it still brought in $1600

A reward for honest disclosure, eh?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Even w/ Lelands disclosure in their 2003 auction, it still brought in $1600

You know Ruth/Yankee collectors