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Did Grandma Lie?

Find out if grandma lied about the family goods that include a 1900 Mark Twain letter, a ruby and diamond bracelet and a Babe Ruth & Honus Wagner signed baseball. Does the story of the show-topping $85,000 find really hold up?

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Appraisal: Ruth & Wagner Signed Ball, ca. 1933

Appraisal: Ruth & Wagner Signed Ball, ca. 1933, from Charleston, Hour 1.

Appraisal: Diamond & Emerald Conversion Ring, ca. 1920

Appraisal: Diamond & Emerald Conversion Ring, ca. 1920

Appraisal: Oil Painting Attributed to Franciabigio

Appraisal: Oil Painting Attributed to Franciabigio, ca. 1520

Appraisal: Windsor Chair & Passport, ca. 1815

Appraisal: Child's Windsor Chair & Passport, ca. 1815

Appraisal: 1900 Mark Twain Letter

Appraisal: 1900 Mark Twain Letter

Appraisal: Late 19th-C. Fish Scale-decorated Anchor & Dome

Appraisal: Late 19th C. Fish Scale-decorated Anchor

Appraisal: 1873 California Gold Quartz Presentation Cane

Appraisal: 1873 California Gold Quartz Presentation Cane

Appraisal: Concord, Massachusetts Card Table, ca. 1800

Appraisal: Concord, Massachusetts Federal Card Table, ca. 1800

Appraisal: French Campaign Clock, ca. 1790

Appraisal: French Campaign Clock, ca. 1790

Appraisal: Ottoman Zarf, ca. 1875

Appraisal: Ottoman Zarf, ca. 1875

Appraisal: Renaissance-revival Poison Ring, ca. 1875

Appraisal: Renaissance-revival Poison Ring, ca. 1875, in Green Bay Hour 2.

Appraisal: Matched-pair Diamond Ring, ca. 1910

Appraisal: Matched-pair Diamond Ring, ca. 1910

Appraisal: Hopi Kachina Figure, ca. 1910

Appraisal: Hopi Kachina Figure, ca. 1910

Appraisal: Benjamin Greenleaf Portraits, ca. 1810

Appraisal: Benjamin Greenleaf Oil Portraits, ca. 1810

Appraisal: Ruby & Diamond Bracelet, ca. 1895

Appraisal: Ruby & Diamond Bracelet, ca. 1895

Appraisal: Old Hickory Chair Company Rocker, ca. 1910

Appraisal: Old Hickory Rocking Chair, ca. 1910

Appraisal: Dalzell Findlay Onyx Muffineer, ca. 1889

Appraisal: Dalzell Findlay Onyx Muffineer, ca. 1889

Appraisal: Hiratsuka Filigree & Cloisonné Teapot, ca. 1895

Appraisal: Hiratsuka Filigree & Cloisonné Teapot, ca. 1895

Appraisal: French Porcelain Vases, ca. 1860

Appraisal: French Porcelain Vases, ca. 1860

Appraisal: 1903 Colt Single Action Army Revolver

Appraisal: 1903 Colt Single Action Army Revolver

Appraisal: Oglala Sioux Winter Count

Appraisal: Oglala Sioux Winter Count

Appraisal: Dedham Pottery Vase, ca. 1900

Appraisal: Dedham Pottery Vase, ca. 1900

Appraisal: Walt Whitman-inscribed Memoranda, ca. 1875

Appraisal: Walt Whitman-inscribed Memoranda, ca. 1875

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