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Rollie Fingers Cards, Rookie Card and Autographed Memorabilia Guide

Rollie Fingers

Date of Birth: 8/25/1946

Rookie Card Year: 1969

Investment Rating: 5.5

Overview

Rollie Fingers cards and autographed memorabilia may be slightly undervalued. This is interesting given his importance to baseball. During his 22-year career, Fingers was instrumental in helping to develop relief pitching and the closer role that's vital today.

Fingers spent many years in the league as a starting pitcher before transitioning to the bullpen. He helped the Oakland Athletics to three consecutive World Series wins in the 1970s. Fingers' performance in the role of closer was so dominating in 1981 that he won the American League's Cy Young and MVP awards.

The Rollie Fingers rookie card is in 1969 Topps Baseball. He shares the card with two other players, Bob Floyd and Larry Burchart.

Fingers' first autographed baseball card is from 1992 Upper Deck Baseball. It is a Baseball Heroes insert card numbered to 3,000. His first memorabilia card was produced in the 2000 Upper Deck Legends set.

Rollie Fingers' autographed memorabilia is very affordable. He regularly participates in organized signing events. As a result, there is currently an excess supply of his signed memorabilia. However, pieces related to Oakland's World Series Championships, like programs, do carry a slight premium.

Rollie Fingers Rookie Cards

1969 Topps Rollie Fingers RC #597

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As was custom for the era, Fingers shares his rookie card landscape with other players. It is somewhat unfortunate that a player of his Hall of Fame stature doesn't have his own rookie card. As a result, his 1970 Topps card is also very popular with collectors.

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Autograph Guide

Rollie Fingers Autographed Memorabilia Buying Guide

Below you will find an example of what Rollie Fingers' authentic signature looks like. This can be used as a first point of reference for determining the legitimacy of autograph memorabilia, but is not a substitute for having your items authenticated by a well-respected professional autograph authentication companySome of the trusted sources within the sports memorabilia market include the following companies: PSA, JSA, Steiner, Mounted Memories and Tristar. Click on any of the images below to view full size photos.

Rollie Fingers Cut Signature Exemplar:

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Rollie Fingers Key Signature Attributes: An authentic Rollie Fingers signature autograph will exhibit several distinguishing characteristics. Regardless of  the type of item or when it was signed, look for the following signature features:

  1. The signature is written on an even horizontal plane.
  2. It is written in cursive but is hard to decipher, letter-by-letter.
  3. The "R" actually looks like an over-sized "9" with a small curlycue in the center of the round loop.
  4. The "F" resembles a cursive lower case "f'." However, it also has a large teardrop shape that extends to the left and is oriented horizontally.
  5. The "i" is usually dotted.
  6. The inscription HOF 92" often accompanies his signature.

Rollie Fingers Signed Baseball Pricing

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Rollie Fingers Signed Jersey Pricing

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Rollie Fingers Signed Photograph Pricing

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Rob is a former member of The Cardboard Connection Writing Staff and co-host of Cardboard Connection Radio.He is an avid collector with over 20 years of active experience in the hobby.

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