If she wanted to sell them, it may have been a tactical error to admit she had 5 of the checks. The appraiser may have been right on one check selling in the $30-50k range, there are some very competitive Mantle collectors out there who would love to have the only one. Knowing that there are 4 others out there would probably drive the price down a bit. I could still see each check bringing $20k though.
As a Koufax collector, I would pay that for one of his first payroll checks. I have one of Jackie Robinson's last payroll checks, and while it was endorsed by Rachel, it is still pretty cool.
Rick
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