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as others have mentioned above...ruth, cobb, gehrig, mathewson, mantle, joe d, etc.

i personally would take the $5000 and consider getting a great Ruth or Gehrig signed piece. at that price level you're looking at signed cuts, postcards or checks (with full PSA or JSA LOA). i'd put the piece away and forget about it for a few years...it will NOT go down in value, will most likely go up and give your friend a nice return.

if your friend wants something more modern, i also like Jeter now, you can get a great game-used bat of his for under $2000...in 3-5 years (as he eclipses 3500 hits) i see that same bat (PSA graded 8 or higher) AT LEAST doubling in price. just my opinion.