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Of the 91 coins that NGC graded for the "Ted Williams Collection" pedigree in 2012, some of it must have been found in the baseball legend's change purse. There's currently an auction on ebay titled 1997 P FIVE CENT NGC AUTHENTICATED FROM THE TED WILLIAMS COLLECTION - RAREThe item is just a 1997-P Jefferson nickel which could only be graded as GENUINE because of 'road rash' type of damage. The seller has set a Buy it Now offer of $79. https://www.ebay.com/itm/304293439438  For more information on the "Ted Williams Collection," see CCFPress's post from 2012: http://goccf.com/t/111070&SearchTerms=ted,williamsEdited by captainrich
07/10/2022 1:15 pm
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Soon coming to a landfill near you.
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That's certainly what it looks like.
I wouldn't be interested, but I'm sure there is a fanatic out there.
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Not as bad as the cricket graded by PCGS.
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Shows you that for everything, I mean everything there is someone willing to buy it.  |
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They would have had the toilet paper in his hospital restroom graded if they thought they could have made money off it!
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That's more than a bit ridiculous. Anything to try and make a buck.
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I think I need to get my collection graded by NGC with the statement "John [last name here] collection". It would make it easier to find my collection if it were to be stolen...  Edited by Dearborn
07/10/2022 8:14 pm
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That is probably the estate of his trying to get money to pay for the freezing of his body. I hear they are going to try and revive him in the future. Ugh.His body was frozen in two parts. What will they think of next. Let him rest in peace. Good luck Ted.
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body was frozen in two parts. What will they think of next. Let him rest in peace. Good luck Ted. don't you mean "In pieces"? |
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Ted Williams Frozen In Two Pieces
December 20, 2002 / 10:30 AM / AP
Ted Williams was decapitated by surgeons at the cryonics company where his body is suspended in liquid nitrogen, and several samples of his DNA are missing, Sports Illustrated reported.
The magazine's report, appearing in the issue that hits newsstands Wednesday, is based on internal documents, e-mails, photographs and tape recordings supplied by a former employee of Alcor Life Extension Foundation.
After Williams died July 5, 2002, his body was taken by private jet to the company in Scottsdale, Ariz. There, Williams' body was separated from his head in a procedure called neuroseparation, according to the magazine.
The operation was completed and Williams' head and body were preserved separately. The head is stored in a steel can filled with liquid nitrogen. It has been shaved, drilled with holes and accidentally cracked 10 times, the magazine said. Williams' body stands upright in a 9-foot tall cylindrical steel tank, also filled with liquid nitrogen.
The procedure, approved by Williams' son, John Henry, and daughter, Claudia, carries a $136,000 bill. Alcor claims it is still owed $111,000.
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From a 2009 ESPN article: Quote:
PHOENIX -- A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze Ted Williams' remains, alleges the Baseball Hall of Famer's body was mistreated by the company.
Larry Johnson says in the book "Frozen: My Journey Into the World of Cryonics, Deception and Death" that he watched an Alcor official swing a monkey wrench at Williams' frozen severed head to try to remove a tuna can stuck to it. The first swing accidentally struck the head, Johnson contends, and the second knocked the tuna can loose.  The article further explained that after the cat at the lab had finished its dinner, the empty tuna cans were used as pedestals for the decapitated heads.  https://www.espn.com/boston/mlb/new...y?id=4524957 |
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