This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/10/2015.
This size 12, 10k gold ring weighs 32 grams. It was presented to the A’s longtime clubhouse and equipment manager, Frank Cienzczyk, when the team was crowned Champions of the AL in 1988. The top panel reads “OAKLAND 1988 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS” surrounding a diamond-encrusted A’s logo atop a green synthetic stone. The logo is made up of silver and 12 round-cut diamonds totaling approximately 0.3-carats. The left panel reads “CIENSCZYK” in relief above the casted image of the team’s Elephant logo and banners that read “AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPS”. The right panel features the Athletics script logo in relief above the casted image of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, the ALCS record “A’s 4 Red Sox 0” and a banner that reads “2,287,335”, the team’s attendance for the 1988 season. The ‘88 Athletics were the first team to cross the two-million fan mark for home attendance. The inside of the ring is stamped “10K©JOSTENS”. The ring is in MINT condition.