December 5, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/5/2013
Upon the occasion of winning their fifth World Series title in a row in 1953 - the only time in history the feat has been performed - the Yankees presented each player from that history-making unit one of these 13-inch in diameter silver commemorative plates. The plate is engraved to depict a baseball, with seams top and bottom separating three spheres with facsimile autographs from more than three dozen members of the squad and team officials. At the "Sweet Spot" is the iconic Yankee tophat logo above a "V" and encircled by the years of the five titles. The plate itself is in very nice condition, revealing only light tarnishing that might be expected after a half century.
1953 New York Yankees World Champions Presentation Silver Plate
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