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Tom Boblittagree on HOF pony'ing up........the Halper wing was bought by MLB for about $5M if I remember correctly and then placed into the HOF. I've heard that the HOF takes interest in some of these items but I'm sure their funds are somewhat limited as well. This might be one of those items that they 'unbuckle' on though given the purported historical value.
And......about authenticity......I viewed the trophy ball case in Atlantic City. It was a fantastic piece......the cabinet is interesting, and I agree with Jay that it looks like a grandfather clock top. The wierd thing about the case was the little photo in the front. It looked like a newspaper clipping or something. And......how hard would it be to 'create' something like this......? Wasn't there a forger in Cincinnati in the early 1990's that was creating game used Ruth Jerseys and autographed Ruth/Gehrig and other items? Who's to say that someone couldn't have created this item? Not that I think that's what happened. Is it completely implausible that someone could do it?