According to Jim the episode Kentucky Fried Beltzman April Fool's Day. Jim has retired from pranks. Cheryl brings his baseball cards to the garage where his band rehearses. Then Jim's most valuable card vanishes. After that, Andy tells that Beltzman, the guitarist, died. Is it a coincidence?
The card in question was an Ernie Banks rookie. Beltzman's last request was to be cremated with the card. Jim thinking it was his stole the card from the casket before eventually find his.
Barney Miller, not a card but a signed 1936 Yankees World Series baseball, the episode The Social Worker explains what it is as Inspector Luger tries to take it from Wojo's desk even offering to buy it for $20. Listing names like Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Red Ruffing, and others. They arrest a forger and later Wojo gives the ball to Luger who starts reading the names on the ball again and gets to John Hancock and asks was he on the Giants? To which Wojo says no he was one of the original Yankees. Luger nods in agreement and leaves.
The Barney Miller episode reminds me of the T206 autograph scandal. It also stikes me as funny that a Yankees ball has more than a few Giants autographs on it.
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