Over 100 footballs will be used in the Super Bowl game and to protect against possible counterfeiting every one of them will be "tagged" with a specially-prepared synthetic DNA ink that leaves an invisible-to-the-naked-eye security mark. The sideline pylons and even the coin used for the game-opening coin toss will be marked, too. The National Football League again will use … [Read more...]
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Canadian Mint Hopes to Score With Gretzy Coins
It may seem impossible, but Wayne Gretzky turned 50 years old this year. At least he's getting his own coins. The Canadian Mint's tribute to Wayne and his hockey loving dad, Walter, features: a 22-Karat gold coin featuring Gretzky sporting his famous number "99" with an engraved cameo of his father; a fine silver Wayne and Walter Gretzky coin with a number "99" hologram; … [Read more...]
Judge Sentences Michael Jordan Card Addict to Jail
A judge in Australia sentenced a big time Michael Jordan basketball card collector to at least 17 months in jail after a guilty plea on theft charges. But it wasn't MJ cards he was stealing. Marcus Loricchiella, 31, was a rare coin expert who stole $537,000 in coins and bank notes from a shop where he worked and used the lion's share of the money to feed his hoops … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Thome’s HR Ball, Crime Blotter, Killer’s Stuff Sells, Ernie Johnson
Another milestone home run ball left the yard Monday night when Jim Thome belted the 600th of his career. He his #599 just an inning earlier in the Twins' win over the Tigers. As the eighth member of the 600 club, Thome could have had a battle to get the history-making ball back if it had landed in the stands. It likely would have been worth thousands of dollars on the … [Read more...]
Topps Five Star Football Out Today
Most of the talk may have shifted to the 2011 baseball season, but Topps is hoping to put the wraps on football with its release of one of the most talked about products in a long time. Five Star Football is sort of a Rolls Royce type card issue, focused almost exclusively on autographs. The product is being officially released today, but dozens of cards had already made … [Read more...]
Super Bowl XLV Footballs Get Hologram Treatment
Over 100 footballs will be used in Super Bowl XLV and to protect against possible counterfeiting every one of them will be “tagged” with a specially-prepared synthetic DNA ink that leaves an invisible-to-the-naked-eye security mark. The sideline pylons and even the coin used for the game-opening coin toss will be marked, too. The National Football League again will use … [Read more...]
Super Bowl Footballs Tagged to Stop Counterfeits
Special ink will enable collectors to verify whether a ball actually saw action in Super Bowl XLIV. … [Read more...]
