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1957 Ty Cobb Signed Coca-Cola Menu (PSA)
Presented is a Ty Cobb signed and inscribed 5.38x8.38" page of restaurant menu stationery with a Coca-Cola logo and advertisement. Inaugural Hall of Famer Ty Cobb was a genius at hitting. The mental aspect of the game was paramount for "The Georgia Peach." "The most important part of a player's body is above the shoulders," related Cobb. He studied pitchers, noted fielder's positions, and using his unusual spread grip, he kept his hands about four inches apart on the bat and at the last instant he could swing with his hands apart, slide the lower hand up to choke up, slide the top hand down to swing for more power, or spread his hands wide to facilitate a bunt. Thus, Cobb used his high intelligence to maximize his physical skills and become a 12-time American League batting champ for the Detroit Tigers, and at .367, he has the highest lifetime batting average in baseball history. But the great Cobb used his cerebral power in his incredibly astute financial investments. In the early stages of World War I, Cobb invested in cotton futures, a smart move because of the need to cotton for military uniforms for the country's armed services. Cobb also invested in copper, which rose in value during World War I. Cobb played most of his career in the Motor City for the Detroit Tigers, and he got wind of a great investment opportunity with United Motors, and Cobb invested heavily, and United Motors soon became General Motors, and Cobb's General Motors stock became more and more valuable. Cobb was a native of Georgia, and he was good friends with the son of the founder of Coca-Cola and Ty got in on the ground floor of Coca-Cola and his investment made him a fortune. When Cobb passed away in 1961, his personal fortune was worth over a hundred million dollars in today's money. The menu stationery has "MENU" at the top with the Coca-Cola, a glass of Coca-Cola and the word "Drink." The bottom of the menu page reads, "Drink Coca-Cola with our lunches." In the middle of the otherwise blank part of the page, Cobb has used a fountain pen with his famous trademark green ink to neatly sign "Ty Cobb" and inscribe the date as "2/2/57." The stationery page shows some fading because of age, but it is otherwise in excellent condition. The signed page comes with a PSA/DNA certified autograph as "AUTHENTIC." What makes this signed and inscribed stationery so wonderful is that Cobb, who made a great part of his fortune through his Coca-Cola stock, has signed and inscribed a Coca-Cola stationery menu page.
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