1960 Armour Bud Daley in white

[brian1961]

Bob, When I saw the white 1960 Armour Bud Daley, I was more than a bit uncomfortable.

Ever since I have heard of this coin in the 1980s, it has been a lime green. Recently a black version was auctioned, but I forget the firm that handled it. While it would be wrong to suggest that nothing new can come out of the woodwork in this year of 2010, it seems more than a bit suspicious that these new colors, or shades if you will, of Bud Daley all of a sudden surface. Particularly, as you point out, that the white variety is unknown to Armours.

If one had an original Bud Daley coin, with today's technology, more could ostensibly be cranked out through the use of various kinds of model-making and crafting supplies. I am in no way an expert to tell, but I have done some study of modeling methods in reference to another hobby of mine, and I can say that is very, very possible given the tools and materials that are available to modelers/crafters today.

If it is a legitimate Daley coin, I would be the first to congratulate the consignor. If it is genuine, it is a marvelous piece. But at this point I would want some documentation regarding provenance. Hopefully, Armour Phil will be notified of this thread and provide his input. Alan Rosen handled many Armours. Robert Lifson should be consulted, for his own expertise, as well as if he knows of any long-time collectors of these. In all the years Mastro Auctions existed as they were, I did not see a "WHITE" Armour coin, and they could be described as a pretty accurate hobby barameter.

Hopefully, it is the real McCoy. The hideously rare Baltimore News Babe Ruth, Washington Times Cobb, US Caramel Lindstrom, Buttercream Babe Ruth all surface as painfully slow as the BP oil surfaces excruciatingly fast. It just seems odd that new Bud Daley colors should all of a sudden present themselves.

I hope you get to the bottom of this, Bob. -Brian Powell