Not the answer exactly, but there's writeups here on a (fake) ball from August 17, 1858, and a (real? maybe?) ball from October 21, 1861, sold at Legendary in 2002 for $58K.
http://whitebetsy.wordpress.com/tag/forgery/#
http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=27531
http://www.cardboardconnection.com/p...orabilia-fakes