Antiques Roadshow

GUEST: They belong to my parents, who live in Louisville, Kentucky.

APPRAISER: Okay.

GUEST: And of course, Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay... APPRAISER: Yes.

GUEST: ...was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

So I do not know if maybe they were in the mosque there.

APPRAISER: The book itself is a Quranic prayer book.

What makes this more significant is that it's signed.

We have "Muhammad Ali, 1986."

You have a second book.

You have "Muhammad Ali," and below that, "Cassius Clay, Sr." Which is his father.

Many people know, obviously, that Muhammad Ali used to be Cassius Clay.

In 1964, he actually converted to Islam.

GUEST: Yes.

APPRAISER: And that's when he adopted the name Muhammad Ali.

Let's talk about the first one.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: Just Muhammad Ali.

GUEST: Yes.

APPRAISER: Uh, 1986, first edition, signed.

Um, these on average go around $300 to $400 apiece.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: Okay?

This is a little bit different, because it features Cassius Clay, Sr.

It's actually much rarer to see them sign a dual-signed piece like this.

For both of their signatures, I've seen auction sales, uh, near $1,000 on just this book.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: So if we're talking together, as a set, I would be comfortable putting an auction value about $1,000 to maybe $1,300...

GUEST: Wonderful.

APPRAISER: ...uh, for, for both of them.

GUEST: All right, well... APPRAISER: So, great find.

GUEST: Thank you so much.

APPRAISER: Yeah, definitely.

GUEST: (laughs)