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Sometimes lost rings of players and staff are replaced with new rings from the same mold years or even decades later. Tommy Lasorda and Vin Scully received 1955 rings decades later. Since this happens often, maybe there should be language used in the hobby to state that they are replacements or later creations.
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I agree 100%
Some auction houses do point out that rings are redone, other auction houses bury their head in the sand and refuse to modify a listing no matter what evidence if offered to them.
In their defense, sometimes, the auction house has no idea a ring was made , as the consignors don't tell them all the details and auction houses are certainly not ring experts. And in fairness to them, they can't be an expert in everything.
And also, the cosigners of the rings sometimes have no idea a ring is not original. Ball players such as Whitey Ford and Cliff Johnson were well known to have extra copies made and then would sell them directly to collectors.