Wandered over from U.S. Coins forum with a question

seanq

My grandfather was a Teamster in Bridgeport, CT from the 1940s until the late 1970s. His union used to run bus trips to NY for Yankee games, and my grandfather was lucky enough to attend several World Series games in the mid 1950s. One in particular he always told me about, and was very proud to have seen.... he was in the bleachers for Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956.

When he died several years ago, he passed down to me several ticket stubs from the games he saw. I scanned them a while ago and forgot about them until now:



I am wondering, strictly for my own knowledge and maybe for insurance purposes, what these might be worth. They are not for sale, at any price. I picked up a copy of the photograph of Larsen throwing the final pitch in his masterpiece (the one with the scoreboard visible over his shoulder) and I plan to mount the picture and ticket together in a frame.

If the members of this forum are anything like the folks back in the coin groups, I know you will be most helpful. Thanks in advance for your replies.


Sean Reynolds

Vargha

Isn't PSA grading those things now?

PlayBall

Sean,

Sounds like your grandfather was a very lucky man! Unfortunately the SMR only lists prices for Superbowls and All-Star games, so I can not give you any book prices if you wished to have them graded.

Here is what PSA says about stubs...


<< <i>STUBS The same basic criteria (as for full tickets) apply to stubs, with the additional tearing/removal factor of the "audit stub" (by the gate attendant) or, in some cases, a "fan stub." The shape and severity of the tear/removal of the stub, with all other condition qualities being equal, may affect the final grade of a stub. As expected, the more severe and less defined the tear/removal, the lower the grade of the stub. In some cases, no excess tearing (beyond the acceptable limits for a stub) will be allowed within a particular grade. For example, a PSA Gem Mint 10 "fan stub" may not exhibit any evidence of excess tearing at all. Submitters will have the option of choosing not to have a grade assigned to the tickets and, instead, merely have the tickets authenticated and encapsulated. Those tickets will be labeled "AUTHENTIC." Graders also reserve the right, based on eye-appeal, not to render a grade on a severely damaged ticket stub and, instead, apply the "AUTHENTIC" label. That way, the ticket is authenticated and protected in the PSA holder - it simply is void of a specific grade. >>



Hope this helps a little bit.

Link to ticket grading standards (toward the bottom)

joker73

Nothing like going to Game 7 of the World Series for the tidy sum of $7.35

jvineyard

Ungraded World Series stubs from the 50s and 60s have been selling on ebay in the $25 to $100 range depending on teams involved, condition, etc. This completed auction is a good example of a stub similar to yours: 1958 World Series Stub - completed auction.

Generally, with tickets, the price skyrockets for unused, full tickets.

Vargha

I would think that Larsen's perfect game ticket would likely garner 2X as much or more than the example shown. The others would probably fetch similar to the one on the link.