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Ring in the New Year! It’s what many of us did last month. And, after all the celebrations, many of us set our sights on goals for 2020. Well, there’s another big Ring event that just wrapped up. One that included a very specific goal for the participants. Winning a coveted Super Bowl ring on Feb. 2.
Genuine Super Bowl rings are not a collectible that is readily available to the general public. For the most part, they tend to be retained by the player who won it or the player’s family. However, they do end up being offered for sale sometimes for a variety of reasons.
Because of the high resale value of a Super Bowl ring, there are very high-quality reproductions out there which are meant to deceive the public. So, be careful if you are ever approached with an opportunity to buy a genuine Super Bowl ring. Credible provenance (history) of the ring and a thorough examination by a knowledgeable professional may save you a great deal of money in the long run.
Additionally, costume jewelry replica rings are readily available and make popular collectibles. They can be found online for as little as $20 each and can run from $250 to $900 for full sets, depending on quality and the number of rings in the set.
Here are some notable genuine Super Bowl rings that have sold on the secondary market:
A ring from the very first Super Bowl in 1966 belonging to Green Bay Packers quarterback Steve Wright sold at auction in 2011 for $73,409.
Chicago Bears William Refrigerator Perry’s Super Bowl XX ring sold at auction in 2015 for $203,150. It was a size 25!
And the current world record auction price is for New York Giants linebacker, and Hall of Famer, Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring, which sold for $230,401 in 2012.
So, here’s wishing you and yours a Happy New Year filled with fortune and goals achieved. And hopefully your favorite team won!
Jon Englund has more than 34 years of experience in appraising and liquidating personal property, jewelry, art, collectibles, antiques, furniture, printed items and more, as well as more than 19 years of experience in real estate. Jon, a Midwest transplant, trained at New York University in appraisal studies.
Donna Luger has assisted during that time and is a veteran Associate Broker and Realtor with HomeSmart Realty – Elite Group.
For more information, call Jon direct at (480) 650-1422, or email Jon@KnowBeforeYouThrow.INFO.