Roger Maris pin...legit??..update: reverse scan added.

1966CUDA

I picked this up a couple years ago in an auction with some other stuff. Anyone know anything about it? Original/reproduction??? Year of mfg? Any info would be helpful.

Thanks-
Claude

storm888

I would say it's "not new."

Ironmanfan

A scan of the back would be tell more than anything (I think its genuine)

storm888

The product-safety communists would not have allowed
the extended-pin for a long time. The pin looks nice and coated/rusty, too.

If the shell is full of rust, some naval-jelly on a Q-Tip will clean it up.

1966CUDA

Here is a scan of the back. What year issue would this be??

storm888

Looks mighty clean.

How was it stored?

1966CUDA

When I got it it was inside a penny sleeve folded over and taped closed. I have had it about two years and it's been in the sleeve as long as I've had it....can't say how it was stored before that.

fkw

Just from the scans it looks authentic.
Pin is known as a 1950-60's PM10 ..... This group of pins vary widely in design. There are hundreds of different PM10's, with a total of 5 different Maris pins in the set/group.

What size is your PM10???

it is known as the "yellow with bat behind head" version (2 sizes).

Authentic will be either 1-3/4" or a larger 3-1/2" version.

The fakes are usually 2-1/4"

If authentic worth about $35-$50 or maybe slightly more.

1966CUDA

Ahh...thanks for the info. I just measured it...2 1/4". Guess I got me a repro!! Oh well, got it in a bunch of other stuff so I'm not really out anything.

Stone193

I have conflicting information from one of the sources I have on collectibles.

The Beckett - Sport Americana Price Guide to Baseball Collectibles states that there's size variations in the 50s-60s PM-10 era - tho the 1 3/4" is found, they say they can be 2" or 2 1/4". The 3 1/2" pins - I believe were from the 60s and very nice also.

Now, they list 3 variations of the pin - the yellow background being the most common.

This guide actually shows copies of all the pins which does come in handy.

The yellow background appears to be the most common based on value in 1988.

My problem? None show a pin where one can see the hand on the right side and see the end of the bat at the same time.

I sent a copy of this to one of the biggest experts in the country on these pins - hopefully I'll hear back from him.

Blue background pin off ebay:



mike

Stone193

Just got an email from a friend who wrote a text on pins.

He says it was made in the 70s and not an original 50-60s PM-10 pin.

He based it on the bat with hand and the size.

mike