The 1969 World Series ring that once belonged to Mets legend Tom Seaver sold for more than $800,000 at auction last weekend.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions sold the baseball memorabilia for $854,122, Newsday reported this on Tuesday evening.
The Post first reported in February that the World Series ring, along with nearly 200 items from Seaver’s personal collection, was sold at auction during Heritage Auctions’ Winter Platinum Sports Catalog auction, which ran through March 1.
Among the other items that had belonged to Seaver and were up for auction were his 1992 Baseball Hall of Fame induction plaque.
Newsday reported that the plaque sold for $170,800, while Seaver’s 1973 Mets National League championship ring fetched $201,300.
Seaver’s daughter Anne previously told The Post that it was very difficult to say goodbye to his “’69 ring.”
“We had a hard time deciding on that,” she said.
The items were eventually auctioned off after Anne and her mother, Nancy, searched Seaver’s office and storage space in their California home.
And it wasn’t until the three-time Cy Young Award winner passed away in 2020 that Anne realized how much her father meant to Mets fans.
“I never realized how much they loved him until I felt that love directed at me when he died. The support and kindness I received from these strangers made me realize that he was a huge part of these people’s lives,” she said.
“So that’s my personal reason for wanting to share something like the ’69 ring. His fans really loved him. And that makes me love them.”
The most expensive item auctioned was a 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card that belonged to player and broadcaster Joe Garagiola.
The piece of baseball history cost $3.59 million.
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