ravens12 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 very interesting article on the 1927 Babe Ruth ring that just sold for $2 million at Lelands auction. Be careful when buying championship rings from auction houses. Do your homework. http://haulsofshame.com/blog/?p=40653#more-40653 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, ravens12 said: very interesting article on the 1927 Babe Ruth ring that just sold for $2 million at Lelands auction. Be careful when buying championship rings from auction houses. Do your homework. http://haulsofshame.com/blog/?p=40653#more-40653 Thank you for bringing this up and I agree completely with your opinion about doing homework. That's sound advise. As someone who often writes about championship rings, I'd love to write more about this matter, however, I'm worried it could lead to legal issues. For those that read the article, please research (google) both the reputations of Barry Halper, and the reputation of the author of haulsofshame site, Peter Nash. Josh Evans has a very good reputation in the hobby and so does Lelands. While Peter has done terrible things to many people, and he's in tons of legal troubles, that doesn't mean his conclusions on this matter is wrong. But he's been known to twist things for his own agenda, so who know what to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Anyone want to talk about the design of the 2009 NFL championship rings? The ring on the left is the New Orleans first and only Super Bowl Ring from their 2009 season. Sadly for championship ring traditionalists, this was the last Super Bowl ring made in solid yellow gold. While the shift had been changing from yellow to white gold on most championship rings, the Saints smartly choose to honor the team’s colors by using yellow gold. This beautiful and average-size to small championship ring was designed and manufactured by Tiffany and Company. The 2009 Super Bowl ring is made of solid 14K yellow gold and the player version weighs 57 grams, which is an incredible reduction in weight from the Steelers Super Bowl ring from the year before that weighted in at almost twice as heavy (105 grams). The Saints diamond covered rings boasts a very modest small center diamond which symbolizes the team’s first Super Bowl title. Most first-time Super Bowl winning rings do have a diamond larger in size. One of my favorite features of the Saints Super Bowl ring is the musical notes seen on the side of the championship rings. It happens that those musical notes are the actual notes from “When the Saints Go Marching In”. The Colts 2008 NFC championship ring is a very nice diamond-loaded championship ring. It weighs in at 56 grams and was made in solid 14K white gold by Herff Jones. It's quite rare, although happened in 2009 that the conference championship ring was just about the same size as the Super Bowl winning ring. Although Herff Jones makes very few championship rings unlike the major championship ring manufacturers. Located in the same city as the Indianapolis Colts perhaps helped when the team choose them to design and craft the championship ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It's almost as if they were designed by the same people, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The photo below is a rare glimpse into each and every Super Bowl ring; and how the newest ones stack up against each other in size. That’s some photograph! What you’re looking at is a set of NFL salesman sample championship rings from every single Super Bowl. Astute championship ring enthusiasts might notice that the Raiders Super Bowl XVIII ring is sitting in the Giants Super Bowl XXV slot and vice versa.The NFL has a few sets of these Super Bowl rings and house complete sets at: NFL Headquarters, The Pro Football HOF, The Traveling Super Bowl exhibit, located at each Super Bowl’s host city leading up to the annual big game, and finally, one more set at the permanent NFL exhibit located in Times Square New York City.What I marvel most is that fans of Super Bowl rings can finally see how the latest rings compare in size. In the photo above, it now becomes clear how large the Broncos Super Bowl 50 ring is and how close in size the Patriots last two Super Bowl rings are to each other in size. You can also see how the Steelers Super Bowl XL ring and Cots XLI rings are smaller than most of the Super Bowl rings made around that time.Other small championship rings shown are the Seahawks and Saints championship rings but keep in mind the first winning ring for an NFL franchise does run smaller than subsequent Super Bowl rings the teams earn. While the Packer’s last Super Bowl ring shown looks small, keep in mind, that’s the only Super Bowl ring in the run made of solid platinum, which is heavier and more costly than gold.The championship rings shown in the photograph lack real diamonds, and instead, use man-made and inexpensive cubic zirconias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcityhockey Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 7/1/2017 at 2:33 AM, Championship Sports Rings said: Here is your first look at the new 2017 North Carolina National Championship Ring. It was made by Jostens. Traditionally the ring account for the Tar Heels basketball team has been with Herff Jones as i knew the HJ Ring rep for the basketball team but when Head Coach Roy Williams got there they have used pretty much every major ring company to make their rings and National Championship Rings. The 2005 National Champs ring was made by Balfour , the 2009 ring was made by HJ. This is a seriously gorgeous design, this seems like it would be a great standard template going forward. Just altering it with the school, year, and sport would minimize costs. Quote Sunflower Hockey Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravens12 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) On 7/5/2017 at 9:34 AM, sports-rings.com said: Thank you for bringing this up and I agree completely with your opinion about doing homework. That's sound advise. As someone who often writes about championship rings, I'd love to write more about this matter, however, I'm worried it could lead to legal issues. For those that read the article, please research (google) both the reputations of Barry Halper, and the reputation of the author of haulsofshame site, Peter Nash. Josh Evans has a very good reputation in the hobby and so does Lelands. While Peter has done terrible things to many people, and he's in tons of legal troubles, that doesn't mean his conclusions on this matter is wrong. But he's been known to twist things for his own agenda, so who know what to think. The following is a July 3, 2017 quote from Ernie Pallidino, CBS NY: "The late Barry Halper, one of the biggest and most famous collectors in the country until his death in 2005, suffered posthumous scrutiny in 2010 when a uniform purportedly worn by 1919 Chicago White Sox star “Shoeless” Joe Jackson he had donated to the Hall of Fame was deemed a fake. Problem was the Hall found that the acrylic dye used in the logo didn’t come out until 1941. The Hall removed the jersey in 2008. The matter was exacerbated by conflicting published accounts from Halper as to where the jersey came from. Subsequent issues about other items tainted the images of both Halper and what had been considered the country’s foremost private collection of America’s pastime." Bottom line, do your homework before buying even from allegedly reputable sellers. Just because it's in an auction, doesn't make it real. Auction houses have an incentive to sell.... it's called MONEY. Edited July 17, 2017 by ravens12 accuracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHCollector Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 The Cubs buried that history last season, beating the Cleveland Indians for their first title in 108 years. Bartman was presented his ring in owner Tom Ricketts' office at Wrigley Field on Monday morning. The Cubs gave out three tiers of rings to everyone, from players to security guards. Bartman did not receive the same ring given to players; he instead received the ring given to many staff members, ESPN has learned. "On behalf of the entire Chicago Cubs organization, we are honored to present a 2016 World Series Championship Ring to Mr. Steve Bartman," Ricketts and the Cubs said in a statement. "We hope this provides closure on an unfortunate chapter of the story that has perpetuated throughout our quest to win a long-awaited World Series. Link to Full Article: Chicago Cubs giving World Series Ring to Steve Bartman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC985 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 13 hours ago, UHCollector said: The Cubs buried that history last season, beating the Cleveland Indians for their first title in 108 years. Bartman was presented his ring in owner Tom Ricketts' office at Wrigley Field on Monday morning. The Cubs gave out three tiers of rings to everyone, from players to security guards. Bartman did not receive the same ring given to players; he instead received the ring given to many staff members, ESPN has learned. "On behalf of the entire Chicago Cubs organization, we are honored to present a 2016 World Series Championship Ring to Mr. Steve Bartman," Ricketts and the Cubs said in a statement. "We hope this provides closure on an unfortunate chapter of the story that has perpetuated throughout our quest to win a long-awaited World Series. Link to Full Article: Chicago Cubs giving World Series Ring to Steve Bartman Consolation gift after the way the man was treated by Cub fans the previous 13 years. Was Buckner given a ring after Boston won in '04? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHCollector Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 The Cubs had their ring ceremony back in April. Seems odd for Bartman to receive his ring four months later. The Cubs have gotten plenty of free publicity out of it but I wonder if they've been trying to convince him to accept it this entire time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC985 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 UNC Basketball received a 2nd championship ring yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcityhockey Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 somehow I've never seen that Tar Heel logo before, I like. good views of sideshanks can be found here: UNC Title Rings Quote Sunflower Hockey Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester Arthur Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Why is Carolina getting two national championship rings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Championship Sports Rings Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The first ring is the so called "NCAA Championship Ring" that is given to the team by the NCAA. The NCAA has made these "NCAA Champion Rings" and "NCAA Final Four Rings" since 1988 which was the 50th NCAA Championship for Basketball. They usually look the same or at least they did in the early years. In the last few years the teams that make it to the Final Four still do get rings from the NCAA but they look a lot nicer than in the early years. The Champion gets a slightly different NCAA Ring as that design has changed a lot in recent years. The latest UNC ring is the "School Version Ring" That ring will look totally different each year. The school could still get a separate conference ring too so they could end up with as many as 3 rings for the winning basketball team. The UNC Foot logo has been used for years by the football team but this is the first time i have ever seen the UNC Basketball team use that logo for a championship ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC985 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 The White Sox gave Jose Abreu a ring today for hitting for the cycle. Outside of not looking very good, I really don’t see this as a ring worthy accomplishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHCollector Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 As a niche collector it can be hard to find information about old bowl rings. Some of the early bowls only gave watches while other bowls gave the players options between an assortment of items (pendents, watches, rings, etc.) As you can imagine this can make collecting for one specific school a slow process but this week I was able to add a watch to my collection that I wasn't even sure existed. In 1951 UH finished 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference and earned its first ever bowl bid to take on the mighty Dayton Flyers on new year's day in the illustrious Salad Bowl (Phoenix, AZ). UH defeated Dayton 26-21 and was awarded this championship Bulova watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC985 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 The Penguins’s Stanley Cup rings are out and they are...lazy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC985 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Last year’s design for comparison. IMO, the all diamond penguin is a bad look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panthers_2012 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I like the 5 for the penguin's eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi74 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 When seeing the rings side by side I don't mind the all diamond Penguin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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