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GUEST: Well, we brought a couple
of baseballs and a picture from
my grandfather's collection. I'm

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not really sure when he got
these. Unfortunately, before he
passed away, he did not tell us
a lot

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about them. We kind of found
them once he was gone. He passed
away about 21 years ago.

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APPRAISER: Okay. GUEST: So
we've had 'em since then.

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APPRAISER: So tell us more about
your grandfather, who was he?

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GUEST: Well, his name was Bill
Campbell. He was Mr. Baseball at
Boise. So he worked

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to help bring the Braves
organization to Boise. Over
time, the Braves kind of left,

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and, and, and things didn't go
well. And then in 1989, he
brought the Boise Hawks
organization.

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APPRAISER: Yeah.

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GUEST: And of course, when they
first started, they were... I
believe it's a California

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Angels-affiliated team. So they
were a, a single A team. And so
we had professional baseball in

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Boise ever since. These balls
were from his collection, and we
don't know a lot. They seem

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to be painted. One of them is
personalized to my grandfather.
It says "To Bill Campbell" on
it.

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APPRAISER: And do we have a
photo of your grandfather here
today?

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GUEST: We do, actually, this is,
this is my grandfather, Bill
Campbell, and of course,

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he is meeting a famous baseball
player there. He signed the
picture to him, and we don't

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really know what year that was.
We think it was in the late '50s
when he came to town.

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APPRAISER: So the two baseballs
are by n, noted artist George
Sosnak. Besides LeRoy Neiman,

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George Sosnak is the
one that you want.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: He's the baseball
artist that everybody loves. He
was an umpire,

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he was a player. He loved
the game, loved the players,

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and he was meticulous. On this
ball, which is Roger Maris, we
not only had his signature...

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GUEST: Mm-hmm. APPRAISER: ...we
have images of him playing.

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We have stats from 1961. You
know what's important about
1961?

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GUEST: Some big
home run thing, yes.

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APPRAISER: He hit 61
home runs in 1961...

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GUEST: Yes, yeah. APPRAISER:
...to break Babe Ruth's record.
But

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my favorite part about this
is, you have an inscription.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: And it says that it's
from Roger Maris to your
grandfather. You

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have one of the best athletes,
Roger Maris, you have one of the
best events in baseball,

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which is hitting 61 home
runs in a single season...

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: ...and it's dedicated
to your grandfather. So let's
talk

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about the 1958 Boise Braves.
Now, the Boise Braves was a
Pioneer League team.

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GUEST: Correct. APPRAISER: So
that was an affiliate of the
MLB.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm, correct.

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APPRAISER: And they were
associated with the Milwaukee
Braves at the time.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: And so, and the Boise
Braves were running about 1955
to 1963.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: And again, inscribed
to your grandfather. Now, the
Boise Braves image,

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let's talk about that, 'cause
that was normal back then,

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but today we see it through
different eyes. It's a negative
caricature.

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GUEST: Certainly.

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APPRAISER: And that's not how
we want to represent American

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Indians. And we're seeing teams
change their names. Now, the
Boise Braves were

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an affiliate of the Milwaukee
Braves, which now became the
Atlanta Braves.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: And they haven't
changed their name yet,

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but we have seen the Cleveland
Indians change to the Cleveland
Guardians.

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And then we have a fantastic
black-and-white photograph of
Hank Aaron.

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GUEST: Yep. APPRAISER: And
what's Hank Aaron known for?

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GUEST: Big slugger. (laughs)

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APPRAISER: He's a
big slugger, too.

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GUEST: Yep, absolutely.

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APPRAISER: And he also broke
Babe Ruth's record, but his
all-time home run record. So
bringing

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these to auction, they would
probably sell best if you sold
them individually. At auction
today...

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: ...the Roger Maris
ball could bring $15,000 to
$20,000.

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GUEST: (chuckling): Whoa.
(chuckles): Oh, my goodness,
wow. Unreal.

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APPRAISER: And I would
insure it for $30,000.

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GUEST: Okay. Okay,
that's good to know.

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APPRAISER: Now, your Boise
Braves ball... Mm-hmm. ...it
would bring $1,500 to $2,000 at
auction.

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GUEST: Wow. Okay, unbelievable.

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APPRAISER: An... An insurance
value would be about $4,000.

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GUEST: Okay, wonderful.

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APPRAISER: Now let's talk about
the photograph. At auction
today, it would be $100 to $200
for it.

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GUEST: Okay, okay.

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APPRAISER: Because it's still an
early photograph of Hank Aaron,
it's great.

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GUEST: Right. Yes. Well, we'll
definitely hold on to that one,
for sure, so... Sure!