I was watching this lot with interest last night, although I bowed out relatively early in the bidding:
http://www.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-b...l?itemid=57355
The final price (with the juice) was over $6,500, almost as much as this near mint version went for in 2006:
http://www.lelands.com/Auction/Aucti...all#spLotTitle
And nearly double what this version went for last year:
http://www.lelands.com/Auction/Aucti...rgh-vs-Chicago
I realize these balls are quite rare, but was there something special about the ball in the Huggins & Scott auction that I'm missing, or is this a rapid escalation in the value of Official Federal League baseballs?