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Originally Posted by Runscott
I think Michael was the one who alerted us to it, so I'll defer to him. I read the posts with interest, but not with as much attention to detail, since I wasn't a potential bidder. The message to me was that when out of your element you should seek guidance - no amount of study would have been enough for that particular item.
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If I am not mistaken, you are referring to the Frederick Thurston ring? I don't recall this ring being discussed on net54 but here are the details:
In 2011, during the National, Heritage was auctioning off a Super Bowl II player ring, belonging to Frederick Thurston. The ring was 10K which was a major clue that it was not an original ring. The Super Bowl II rings were originally made in 14K gold.
I tried to explain this to the Heritage folks at their booth during the National. They were not happy to hear this and a lot of shouting occurred back and forth. Come to think about it, maybe I did post here, because they finally relented and made an announcement the evening of the auction theat the ring was not original.
Not sure if people who were not there all knew about the description change. The ring that evening sold for $50,787.50 with the buyers premium.