Help with 1967 and 1968 Attuck Brooks State Champions Awards (Dave Winfield)

[71buc]

My friend discovered that his family also has the jacket for the 1967 team. Could anyone hazard a guess to the possible value it may carry?

[hcv123]

I would think that the "value" of these items would be very speculative - On the right day with the right eyes on them.......well, you know how collectors can get when they see something they want! Other than that venturing an educated guess (with admittedly no expertise in these types of items) - I would think $150-$250 each on the photos - the jacket (as it wasn't Winfiield's) based more on the quality of the Jacket than it's 3rd party association. Certainly the place to go to find out for sure would be an auction. You could recommend she send 1 photo to auction and tell her you will give her whatever the auctioned photo sells for the other (saving you both the auction fees on that one).

[71buc]

Thanks Howard, I told her it was probably had more sentimental value than anything else. However I also told her I would ask. Nonetheless it is a very pretty coat.

[Duluth Eskimo]

I just wanted to chime in, but take it for what it’s worth which is nothing. I live in Mpls area and have a huge Minnesota related sports memorabilia collection including Millers, Saints, Gophers, and high school from all sports including baseball. I should also add that Winfield is one of my favorite all time players as a kid as well as being a St Paul kid and Gopher. I have many items like this relating to all sports. With all that being said, these items don’t do much for me. I think they’re cool and all, but it’s just not striking my fancy. I wish you the best in your sale of the group for her and hope I am completely wrong and you get big money.

[D. Bergin]

Very, very cool. I've got my own little collection of pre-big league photos of various athletes, and Winfield was also one of my all-time favorites during my childhood.

I'd probably pay like $125 bucks for one of the Legion photo folders, but an auction house like RMY would probably be the best option to gauge actual value.

Good luck.

[drcy]

I would consign it, including the jacket, as a group lot with one of the big auctions. Unique collection, and counts both as photography and memorabilia.

Pre-rookie to be sure.