[ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] [ midtempo music plays ] im jamie colby, and today im heading to the annual blueberry festival in plymouth, indiana. Its not exactly the kind of place youd expect to see a massive california redwood, but this tree rocks because it rolls. My name is jamie allen, and, in 1985, when i was 23, my father passed away, and he left me something that his father left him, and its kept me on the road all my life. Jamie . Jamie . [ chuckles ] how are you . Its really great to meet you. And how funny we have the same name. Lets get started, then. All right, here we go. This is one serious tree trunk. [ midtempo folk music plays ] and the root of the story, according to jamie, is in the late 1930s. When her grandfather, james allen, is a lumberjack in northern california. James, a widower with a son in the army, sees redwood trees so massive that several men can easily fit inside the hollowed trunks. One day, during a sudden rain squall, he seeks shelter in the trunk of a giant redwood. Thats when it occurs to james that he could actually make a home out of one. It was the tail end of the depression. He couldnt afford to buy a regular house. My grandma had already passed away. So james allen combs the forest for a suitable tree. He finally discovers the perfect one on the property of the georgiapacific lumber company, near eureka, california. He traded the lumber company for that section of log for work. And then it took him four months to burrow out all the wood and a year and a half to complete the house. It was all done by hand. Today, most of those lumber mills are gone. What was once called the redwood empire is now a state park. Welcome to humboldt redwoods state park. Oh, my gosh. These trees are so beautiful. And theyre the tallest trees on the planet. Lets go. Emily burns, a tree scientist with the save the redwoods league, says there is a reason this part of the country grows such towering trees. The fog rolls in to the Coast Redwood forest from the pacific ocean, and these trees collect it, and they take in that water directly into their leaves, and they also rain it down to the forest floor, helping all the other plants and animals. Come check out this tree over here. What youre looking at is a history of fire, really. This burnedout cave is called a goose pen. Oh, my gosh. Go inside . Go inside, yeah. And it could survive this . Actually, this tree is fine. Its still growing well. And its created an amazing habitat for species like bats. Do you like bats . Not really. Are they in here . They might be. They might be right up above you. Oh, well, it was nice to see it. [ laughs ] [ soft music plays ] chopping down a tree so old is hard to fathom now, but, beginning with the 1849 gold rush, these behemoths supply a lot of lumber needed to settle northern california. As the miners were looking for gold, the redwoods started to be cut down to build cities like san francisco. Even into the 1930s and 40s, redwood trees were still cut down by hand axes and whipsaws. It could take days for a 2man team to fell a 12footdiameter tree. A log could easily weigh 50 tons. Weve lost 95 of ancient forests like this one to harvest. This is one forest you wont find any other place on the planet. So, if this is it and i am here, can i hug a tree . I hope you will. The tree is ready. Youre calling out to me. Give me a squeeze ah its not hard to grasp why americans love their redwoods a muststop on many a family car trip since before the interstate. Maybe even you have gassed up at this filling station built entirely out of three redwood tree trunks or driven through this famous arch. Used to cost a quarter. Today, its five bucks. But remember, back in 1939, jamies grandfather isnt looking to create a roadside attraction. He simply wanted a place to hang his hat. [ midtempo march plays ] that tree he picked out was 1,900 years old. Think about that. When it was just a seed, the roman empire was at its height. As it grew, rome fell. Islam rose. Columbus sailed. The colonies rebelled. Napoleon won and lost. And the Wright Brothers flew. He built the log and lived in it for seven years. Right there in the forest until word gets out of the old fella living in a log. People would come and knock on the door and say, whats in there . So he used to take the log to schools. Just load it on a trailer. Presto a mobile home. In the late 1950s, james sr. Passes away, leaving his only son, world war ii vet and traveling salesman james elwin allen, his unusual home. So the son of a lumberjack decides to take it crosscountry, maybe make a buck while sharing his strange inheritance with the world. He sets off for parts unknown. His travels eventually lead him to canada and a rodeo show called the calgary stampede. There he meets 18yearold iris keiver. Theyre both smitten and soon get married. What do you think your mother thought about her husband driving around the country with a log house . I think it mustve been very intriguing because my mother married my father, and that was a very unusual lifestyle. When baby jamie is born in 1961, james allen jr. Packs up his young wife and daughter and heads right back out on the circuit, traveling the u. S. To fairs, carnivals, and exhibitions. I grew up in a family atmosphere of traveling people, and we just happened to have a log. Step right up, put a nickel in the donation box, and see james allens incredible cabin made from a genuine california redwood. Your dad was able to support the family off of change donations . We had the log, a fudge business, and he sold a lot of different types of products. So he was really a pro at this traveling business. He had his hands in so many pies it wasnt even funny. And its not every day you get to walk through a tree. Now that i heard your story, ive got to go inside. Please go right in and see how beautiful it really is. Thats next. What . But first our strange inheritance quiz question. The answer when we return. Yeah yyeah yeah hey, hey yeah vo at whether on the track,that exhor the everyday drive. Ty, today, that philosophy extends to how we connect with you. We call it, audi at your door. Whether a remote test drive, shopping, tradein, or even service pickup, audi at your door can do this and more at participating dealers. The premium audi dealership experience, on your terms. Audi at your door. Book two separate qualifying stays and earn a free night. The open road is open again. And wherever youre headed, Choice Hotels is there. Book direct at choicehotels. Com. So, what is americas most visited National Park . Its a, the Great Smoky Mountains in tennessee gets about 10 million visitors a year. Its not often you get the chance to walk through a 1,900yearold redwood tree. Ill be out of the other side, i assume. Ill meet you at the other end. [ upbeat music plays ] welcome inside jamie allens strange inheritance. What . [ chuckling ] oh, my god. Look at this kitchen the kitchen boasts a vintage hotplate and a sanitary brand refrigerator from the 1940s. I did not expect this full kitchen, original kitchen, allwood cabinets . In fact, every builtin facet of the logs interior is made entirely of redwood, handsanded, varnished, and polished to a glossy finish. To keep it that way, jamie tells me she polishes the entire interior from floor to ceiling every night. Huh. Look at that. Thats how it was made. The pictures hanging in this gallery are jamies only remaining photos of her grandpa. They chronicle his amazing endeavor the cutting of a tree 1,900 years old, the stump cut 14 feet in diameter. Amazing. Im imagining the four months it took for her grandpa to hollow out this log and then 18 months to painstakingly handbuild this Redwood Interior just tall enough to accommodate his 6foot frame and Everything Else he needed. Its a whole home couch, living room, dining room. Bedroom . Unbelievable. Oh. This is beautiful wow, jamie. Its like an elegant home inside. Its beautiful, isnt it . [ upbeat music plays ] and its been home to jamie allen her whole life. I cant ever remember not living with a log. When i was a baby, my mother put me in a Cardboard Box because they didnt have a big crib to take with them. You cant carry a big crib in a log. [ country western music plays ] but when jamie turns five, her parents divorce. Five years old . They just couldnt live together, you know . In the wintertime, my dad would come to town where i was going to school. He would come and stay at the apartment we lived in. And every summer, she joins her father on the road. My dad always had me in the log. Hed give me 15 minutes at lunch, a half an hour at dinner, and 15 minutes at around 9 00. My father always knew where i was when i was a teenager. And it sounds like you loved it and you loved him. Oh, a lot. When jamie turns 16, she goes full time on the fairandfestival circuit, traveling with her dad. Its bigtime bonding for father and daughter, but does he really want this life for his girl . Coming up. I looked at my father like, what, are you out of your mind . But first. Heres another quiz question for you. The answer when we return. I got this Mountain Bike for only 11. Dealdash. Com, the fair and honest bidding site. An ipad worth 505, was sold for less than 24; a playstation 4 for less than 16; and a schultz 4k television for less than 2. I won these bluetooth headphones for 20. I got these three suitcases for less than 40. And shipping is always free. Go to dealdash. Com right now and see how much you can save. W . W . o so, what city lays claim to the oldest state fair . Its a. The new York State Fair began in syracuse in 1841 and remains one of the largest in the u. S. Happy blueberry festival to you. Im at the indiana blueberry festival with jamie allen and her strange inheritance a cabin her grandfather carved out of a 1,900yearold redwood. How many people do you think you meet a year as a result of traveling with a log . Millions. [ chuckles ] literally, millions of people. Shes been at it since she was a kid. For years, she crisscrossed the country with her dad. Whats here . This is my friend mike mcneil, and he was a good friend of my fathers, as well, so i thought he was somebody you might like to meet. Oh, you mean you didnt just bring me over here to have something with sprinkles . [ laughs ] mike mcneil has run a traveling concession stand like this one for 40 years. He and jamies father crossed paths many times. Jamies dad was a good businessman, and he had a good heart, too, which is what you want people to say about you. Okay. What i want is to see if mikes cheesecake is any good. Wait a minute. Ooh they have everything inside. There you go. Uhhuh. Is this new york cheesecake . No, its better. This is philadelphia. Nothing is better oh, philadelphia . You havent tried this. Okay, so, whats the first step . Dip it in the chocolate and pull it out. Nice pull it way up. Okay, i would like sprinkles. Sprinkles . Right there. May i . Go ahead. Please do. I think i have to. Youre gonna like that. Mmm. There you go. Give me a minute. Give me a minute. Wow i told you that you would like that. [ laughs ] the thing is, cheesecake on a stick is heavenly on that one weekend a year the fair comes to town. Not so much when every weekends the fair and every weekdays spent creeping down the highway to the next venue. But this was the life of james allen and the life he saw his daughter backing in to. I was the only child, so i knew i was always gonna get the log. All parents hope their kids have options, and, in 1978, when jamie is 17 years old, a stranger stops by the cabin and offers one. My dad approached me, and he said, a mans very interested in buying the log. Would you be interested in selling . But i looked at my father like, what, are you out of your mind . No, i dont want the money. I want the log. Was not continuing what he did with the log ever an option for you . Oh, no. When i was little and they asked me, what are you gonna be when you grow up . Id say, just like my dad. [ folk music plays ] seven years later, in 1985, her dad dies of cancer. Jamie, only 23, receives her strange inheritance, and, for the next 30 years, shes indeed just like her dad. Any regrets that your dad didnt take that offer . No, its a labor of love for me. You have any children . Nope, just three dogs and a cat. And a boyfriend, buddy, who travels with her on the circuit. How much time do you spend with this log of yours . Oh, i spend a lot of time with my log 14, 16 hours a day when were showing, probably 4 to 6 months a year. And you make a living doing this . I try. Its not as lucrative as it used to be. Its taking its toll on me and the log. The roads are rough on it. We only get to go 56 miles an hour because you cant move it very quickly. I get four miles to the gallon. Bungees, buddy. Are you losing money on this proposition . I think im breaking even. You know, im just floating along. How much money did you make off this venture last year . I think we took in maybe about 20,000. Do you think about what will happen when you cant drive a rig anymore . Well, the shows got to go on. We dont have a choice. Or does she . [ upbeat music plays ] shes got a big decision to make. She sure does, jamie. Thats next. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our website, strangeinheritance. Com. We design and engineer in america. And assemble more vehicles here than anyone else. Its why at moments notice we can take American Ingenuity and our manufacturing capability and put it to work. Building respirators, ventilators and face shields. Building what weve been building for over a century. An unbreakable connection between the Ford Motor Company and america. Thats why usaa is giving Payment Relief options to eligible members so they can pay for things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. Discover all the ways were helping members today. Now back to strange inheritance. For 30 years, jamie allen has been the Sole Proprietor of allens original redwood log house. What was once a home for her lumberjack grandpa is now a traveling tourist attraction her strange inheritance. Do people look at you on the road like, wait what . That ladys driving a tree. You can see the passenger tell the driver, look, theres a girl driving that thing. Her policy of admission by donation, plus the revenue from souvenirs, once provided a decent living, but its tougher with each passing year. Its hard to be the log lady and have a life and be the bookkeeper and the truck driver and the repair person and do it all. Those worries are building in the fall of 2014, when jamie is exhibiting the log house at the pittsburgh home garden show. A few exhibits away is an antiques appraiser named lori verderame. Jamie invites her to check out her cabin. What was your First Impression when you saw this log cabin . Oh, i thought it was very unusual. I didnt realize that it was a house inside until i went inside. The women begin brainstorming. Is there anything jamie can do to make her business more lucrative, her future more secure . Is her strange inheritance a sell or a hold . So we invited dr. Lori to join us here at the blueberry festival to hear her advice. I have to look at it and evaluate it as a public attraction for its history. I have to look at it as a redwood log, a piece of a natural historical object. Who buys a log . The people who say, im a museum, im a conservation park, and i want to use it as an attraction to bring more awareness of my business. So the log really can stir an awful lot of interest. The other thing which impacts its value the log also generates money. Well, jamies told me shes just about breaking even. Shes getting four miles to the gallon. Well, shes moving it. That doesnt mean that, if it were staying still, that she couldnt generate more money. Its a lot to take in. I dont really want the log to just stay in one place. Did you choose this life on the road, or did it choose you . I think that its a little bit of both. Youre doing this since youre 23 years old. Do you start to think, maybe i ought to sell . A lot of people ask me do i want to sell, and i tell them, well, you never sell your family tree. [ upbeat music plays ] a family tree for sure. At the end of the great depression, an old lumberjack fells the 1,900yearold redwood and makes a cabin from a section of the trunk. It starts out as his home, turns into a roadside attraction, and becomes a living for his son and then his granddaughter. And what happens when its time for the log to be inherited from you . You dont have children. No, but i have several godchildren that are very interested in the log. So well see who shows the most potential of making sure that it keeps traveling. Words of a woman who knows shes approaching a crossroads but is not there yet. Ive been doing what ive been doing for a long time, and i want my log to keep doing what its doing. So your lifes gonna be on the road for awhile. Well, im pretty sure it probably will be. Its what you do. Its who i am. No doubt jamie allens redwood cabin is a strange inheritance from a different era. Consider this. The tree now believed to be the tallest in the world was discovered in this state park in 2006. Far from turning it into an attraction, officials have kept its location secret. Why . Because if its location were known, they say, so many people would race off to see it that the trees life would be in danger. Im jamie colby for strange inheritance. Thanks so much for watching, and remember, you cant take it with you. A ball club older than mighty casey. They were recognized as the best team of the 1860s. Their 155yearold Baseball Card. We are looking at a very significant piece of baseball history here. And shes looking at a very strange inheritance. Hes my greatgreatuncle on my dads side. Which one is he . Now heres the payoff pitch. One of the big ones. This was a family heirloom. Will there be joy in mudville. He was looking for a piece of the action, but i didnt know that. With jamie at the bat . [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and im in the berkshire mountains on my way to great barrington, massachusetts. Im meeting a woman whose ancestor played on one of the great teams in the early days of baseball. His picture is on her strange inheritance, which may just be the worlds oldest Baseball Card. My name is Florence Sasso. My greatgreatuncle Archibald Mcmahon was a member of the 1860s atlantic nine Baseball Team. I inherited this card from my mother when she passed away. Hi. Im jamie. Hi. Im florence. Heard you have a great story and a very strange inheritance. Also heard youre a new york girl. Yes. Im from queens. Im a brooklyn girl. Uhoh. 75yearold flo lives alone and runs an electrolysis business from her house. What a lovely home. She explains that fate has handed her a very unusual inheritance in the form of a 2 1 2by4inch antique Baseball Card. Oh, my goodness. Is this what i think it is, florence . May i touch it . Sure. Look at the players. 1860. Before the civil war. And a relative of yours is in here . My greatgreatuncle Archibald Mcmahon is in here. Which one is he . We dont know. It hasnt been identified. Well, can you make a guess on which one he might be . Is there any resemblance to you or your parents . No. I couldnt figure it out. I was just looking at the ears, because that side of the family had big ears. Who were the Brooklyn Atlantics . I think its the oldest Baseball Team in history in brooklyn. At least one of the oldest, says ed elmore, captain of todays incarnation of the Brooklyn Atlantics. So Brooklyn Atlantics started when . They played a long time. They were recognized as the best team of the 1860s. Baseball before the civil war . You can look it up. The first officially recorded game is actually played in 1846. And within 15 years, the sport is on the verge of a boom. These guys practicing today in long island, new york, use the same rules and equipment as old archibald did back then. Was pitching different . The first 40 years, actually, of baseball was underhand pitching. For the first 20 years, if a ball was caught on a bounce it was an out. It was thought of as a gentlemens game at the very beginning just by who was playing, not necessarily by how they played. So who is archie mcmahon . A butcher in brooklyn is about all flo knows. Thats a sign of how organized baseball is evolving and becoming more democratic. Its no longer just a game played by wealthier men doctors, lawyers, and bankers. And although flo cant identify which one of these gentlemen is that greatgreatuncle on her fathers side, we can i. D. Couple of his teammates. At far left is chris smith. Two men to the right is shortstop dickey pearce, whos credited with inventing the bunt. Looks like a straitjacket. Baseball uniforms have really changed over the years. I can see why. Got to love this cap, though. Take me out to the ballgame. So this is the bat. I see theyre not playing with gloves. What about the balls . Well, i have just the man to talk to for that. Wild horse. Wait. Wild horse . Thats his nickname. He runs the bases with wild abandon. You make those . I start with a rubber center, two cords of yarn. Everything was handmade. Ready . All right. Really . Oh, no. No gloves. Aah oh. It didnt hurt that bad. Have you heard of the name Archibald Mcmahon . Hes listed in the roster of the 1860 atlantics. Actually, he played center field, and he batted third. So thats an indication that he was one of the better hitters. After the 1860 season, however, he becomes a bit of an enigma. He may have played for a pro team in manhattan, but census records after the civil war show him working as a butcher in san francisco. After that, his only appearance in the Public Record is a mention in the 1928 obituary of his younger brother, john, a civil war veteran. In the obituary, it talks about his brother, how he loved baseball. The obituary reads, he had a picture in his home of the original atlantics team, of which his brother, Archibald Mcmahon, was a member. When they mention it in an obit, you know the card is a true family heirloom. Flos father, joseph, is 17 years old when his uncle john dies. It becomes his strange inheritance. But its his wife, mildred, who keeps it safe in their brooklyn home. My mother had had it in a fanny farmer box in a secret drawer in a piece of our furniture. When florence grows up, she moves to massachusetts, gets married, and then divorced. Over time, the family is drawn back together by old age and illness. Eventually, flo convinces her parents to move up to massachusetts and live with her. The fellow i was dating at the time was an architect, and he designed an addition for us. How much did that cost . 125,000. Did you have that money . No. I had to remortgage the house. Flos dad dies in 1995. Her mom, mildred, inherits the card. Mildred is well aware flo has gone into debt and wishes she could help. But it never strikes her that she has the means until greatgreatuncle archibald comes up in a genealogy class at the senior center. So he suggested that that card could be worth what . Thats next. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question. Who in 1888 declared baseball the american game . Queen victoria of england, indian chief sitting bull, or poet walt whitman . The answer in a moment. Oh, we love our new home. Neighborhoods great. Amazing school district. The hoa has been very involved. These shrubs arent board approved. You need to break down your cardboard. Thank you. Violation. Violation. I see youve met cynthia. At least geico makes bundling our home and Car Insurance easy. And it does help us save a bunch of money. Two inches over regulation. Thanks, cynthia. For bundling made easy, go to geico. Com so, who first declared baseball the american game . If you picked walt whitman, youre right. In 1888, he wrote. [ crowd cheering ] long before the brooklyn dodgers and ebbets field, these guys, known as the atlantics nine, are kings of that boroughs diamonds. This 155yearold picture of the team has been passed down in Florence Sassos family ever since. One of the teams stars, Archibald Mcmahon, was her greatgreatuncle. Flos mom, mildred, is caretaker of the card for years. She keeps it squirreled away in a candy box and takes it with her when she moves into flos house in great barrington, massachusetts. But neither she nor her daughter knows which guy in the picture is uncle archie. Whatd she tell you about it . She said, put this in with your genealogy. In the spring of 2015, flos been digging into their family background at the free Genealogy Program at the local senior center. So do you bring the card to show the class . I brought the card to the senior center. He said, oh, my god. Its perfect. He is volunteer steve strommer, who runs the class. My interest in genealogy started a long time ago. But its taken on a life of its own, and its pretty much an obsession. We couldnt find too much on archibald. But that was a very old card. And she said, how much is this . And i said, well, ill see if i can find out. Are you thinking to yourself, i really have something valuable here . Yes, i did. Especially after steve spots on the internet an 1865 Brooklyn Atlantics card. It had gone for 92,000 at auction in 2013. Florences card is five years older and may be even more valuable. I used to wonder, why do people jump up and down when something exciting happens . And here i was doing that. Pushing 101, flos mother, mildred, isnt quite jumping up and down. But if she can help pay off the addition flo built for her, shes definitely up for some moneyball. Florence, who has no children to pass the card on to, is game as well. Thats when steve strommer suggests contacting an auction house. On your behalf . Yes. He made the connection. I was just, you know, doing my job, just trying to facilitate getting this card in the right hands. Strommer takes the photo home, scans it, and sends it to chris ivy, who specializes in Sports Memorabilia at heritage auctions in dallas. When the first email came in with images, i showed it to one of my other experts. And we thought, it looks right from the images, and we are looking at a very significant piece of baseball history here. The photo was in good shape. And the overall condition of the card is very strong. Of course, its not exactly the kind of card later generations will collect with bubble gum and wax packs. There was no bubble gum involved with this card, no. I dont think bubble gum was around, actually, until the early 1900s. Its considered a carte de visite, a cdv. A carte de visite, or cdv, was more like a Business Card or a souvenir handout at a time when photography was still a novelty. I think it was because they were the champions of the league and were proud of that and wanted something to commemorate it. While chris and his team evaluate the card, florence feels steves way off base. Hes taken control not only of the process but the card itself. I think this next part of the story goes under the heading dont mess with a girl from brooklyn. Was he looking for a piece of the action . He was looking for piece of the action, but i didnt know that. I went down to his house, and i said, my mother would like to have the photograph back. And he said, oh, its safe with me. And i said, no, and id like to give you some money for the work that you did at home. And he said no. If there was any disconnect, it was with flo, who, i guess, wanted to know if i was going to charge her anything. And she kept asking me quite often, you know, keep track of your hours. I said, just give me back the picture. And then, she would say, i have to talk to my lawyer, and all of that. And i said, fine with me. You had to get that card back. Yes. Thats next. Heres another quiz question for you. Its a timeworn tradition, but who was the first president to invite a professional Baseball Team to the white house . Was it coolidge, taft, or grant . The answer in a moment. There seems to be a massive disconnect between. Whats going on in Corporate America and what investors are believing is going on in Corporate America. The message to you dont trade because you think youre gonna to get rich quick. Because you. The open road is open again. And wherever youre headed, Choice Hotels is there. Book direct at choicehotels. Com. So, who was the first president to invite a professional Baseball Team to the white house . Its ulysses s. Grant. The Cincinnati Red stockings, the first professional team, were grants guests in june 1869. Spring 2015, great barrington, massachusetts, and lifes thrown Florence Sasso a curveball. Shes in a feud with steve strommer, the genealogy instructor at her local senior center. And i went to the doctor. They doubled my bloodpressure medication cause i was so upset about him. Shes taken a family heirloom, this 1860 Baseball Card of the Brooklyn Atlantics, which includes her greatgreatuncle Archibald Mcmahon, and given it to steve. It may be the oldest Baseball Card in existence. And hes researching its value. But it appears to florence that he doesnt want to give it back. You went yourself to the gentlemans house to get it . Yes. He really wanted to hold on to it. But i didnt trust him with it. So essentially, he was trying to help you. He just wanted to be paid. Yes. I may have half tongueincheek, half joking, said, well, im your agent. 10 . But i wasnt really gonna charge her with that. You didnt want to pay him. I was going to give him a generous gift. But youre not allowed to give them even five cents if theyre a volunteer of the town. At this point, both steve and florence learned that town employees may not receive additional income from their official duties. The interaction that was going on about being reimbursed was prior to my knowledge about the ethics of town employees taking money. So steve gives the photo back to florence. Having benched steve, she reaches out herself to heritage auctions. A representative flies to massachusetts to bring the card in for authentication. Heritage shows up at your house. Within 24 hours. But while the auction house gets to work, flos mother is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. May 13th. She was 100 and sound of mind right till the end. And every night, she would just say, thank you for taking care of me, and then a big smile, and shed say, did we get the money yet . Later that day, Mildred Sasso passes on. And what may be the worlds oldest Baseball Card is now florences strange inheritance. It doesnt take long to confirm the card is real. Given the fact that it was in florences family for nearly 160 years, thats great provenance. And provenance is always key. The 1928 obituary of archibalds brother, john, provides a crucial piece of evidence of the cards authenticity. That newspaper obituary noted that john was an ardent fan of baseball and he had an original photo of the Brooklyn Atlantics. So that obituary was referring to this very card. Remember the 1865 Brooklyn Atlantics card that sold for 92,000 . That kind of money would go a long way to paying off the debt flo incurred when she took in her parents. Is her card in that ballpark . Chris ivy thinks it is and knows exactly where to find out. One of the big ones. This was a family heirloom. Thats next. So is this. All right. Lets send one down the pike. Lets see what you got. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our website strangeinheritance. Com. vo at audi, we design cars that exhilarate with versatility, whether on the track, or the everyday drive. Today, that philosophy extends to how we connect with you. We call it, audi at your door. Whether a remote test drive, shopping, tradein, or even service pickup, audi at your door can do this and more at participating dealers. The premium audi dealership experience, on your terms. Audi at your door. I got this Mountain Bike for only 11. Dealdash. Com, the fair and honest bidding site. An ipad worth 505, was sold for less than 24; a playstation 4 for less than 16; and a schultz 4k television for less than 2. I won these bluetooth headphones for 20. I got these three suitcases for less than 40. And shipping is always free. Go to dealdash. Com right now and see how much you can save. Now back to strange inheritance. In 1860, Florence Sassos greatgreatuncle and his teammates on the Brooklyn Atlantics posed for this photo. 155 years later, it may be the oldest Baseball Card in existence. Florence is about to learn just how valuable that makes it. The auction house estimates its value at 50 grandplus. That would help cover the 125,000 she spent remodeling her home to make room for her elderly parents. Then again, another Brooklyn Atlantics card recently went for 92,000. An extra 40 grand would really help. In july 2015, enthusiasts from around the country gather in chicago for the National Sports collectors convention. 9,500. Now to 10,000. Where are my cubs fans now . The highlight of the auction flos 2 1 2by4inch strange inheritance featuring the precivil war Brooklyn Atlantics. One of the big ones. This was a family heirloom. How proud are you when you see your family card in a catalog . Everybody was so excited because they didnt know about baseball before the civil war. And it was a bit of brooklyn that you could bring to this town. Thats right. You can follow the auction online, but florence is having computer problems. Even so, she feels the same nervous anticipation palpable in that room. Earliest known team card that were aware of. What do we have for lot 009 . 70,000. 70,000. This is gonna go big. 70,000. Now to go to 75,000. From the start, the bidding is fierce. Weve got captains of industry and people that are millionaires, billionaires. Its just people that have a passion to collect things. 85,000. Now to bid 90,000. 95,000 to you, sir. I go you. 100,000. Now to 110,000. Like a sandy koufax fastball, the bidding quickly blows away the 50,000 estimate. 110,000. Now to 120,000. This is really a smithsoniantype piece here. 120,000. Now to 130,000. Most collectors go into a live auction with a game plan. But you can get enthralled with the moment. So, you know, throw caution to the wind and start bidding. 130,000. Now to 140,000. 150,000. Now to 160,000. You want 155,000 . You gonna walk away for five grand . 150,000. Ive got it right here. Whos gonna beat him . 150,000. Anyone else . 150,000. Bid 160,000 . Whos gonna beat him . Anyone else now . Anyone else . To white. 150,000. [ applause ] thanks very much. After the auction House Commission is added, it brings the total to 179,000. And the winning bidder . A wellknown 19thcentury collector, but he didnt want to be revealed. The good news comes to florence from a surprising source. Howd you learn about it selling . Steve, the genealogist, was following it on the internet. I saw the very end of the bidding for the card. And i called up flo right away and said, this is great. And he called to say it was sold for 179,000. That beats flos wildest expectations. I was just hoping to clear my mortgage, actually. So basically, the money that youll get from your family card will help you defer the cost of taking care of mom and dad. Almost to the penny. Are you resolved now that whatever happened in the past is the past . Absolutely. It worked out okay . Im very happy. So is steve strommer, that he and flo are friends again. Were like brother and sister, basically. You know, she comes in. Well go through a little bit of genealogy, find what happened to Archibald Mcmahon. And maybe someday theyll even figure out which one of these guys really is old uncle archie. So what ever became of the old Brooklyn Atlantic dynasty . Up until 1869, all the players were amateurs. Two years later, the National Association of professional base ball players was formed. But the atlantics couldnt afford the cost of the new league, so they didnt join. Some of their best players took a walk and signed up with pro teams. I dont get to walk. I got to hit the ball. All right. Lets send one down the pike. 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