On Thursday, June 14, almost 3,000 ticketholders attended the Rochester Antiques Roadshow (AR) event at Meadow Brook Hall to have their 1-2 items valuated by the country’s leading experts. About 150 of these guests ended up having their item recorded for television in some form. From the visit to Rochester, Antiques Roadshow will be making three, one-hour episodes of television to air as part of the 23rd season, airing in 2019 on PBS. Antiques Roadshow will know the exact dates of the Rochester episodes later this autumn and will make the announcement on their @RoadshowPBS social media handles, at pbs.org/antiques, and in their AR Extras newsletter.

Antiques Road show taping and appraisal event at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, MI on June 14 – Photo by Luke Crafton for WGBH
“Meadow Brook Hall was a great fit for Antiques Roadshow, making the Rochester event the perfect final stop of a standout tour,” said Executive Producer Marsha Bemko. “I can’t wait for fans to see these episodes in 2019.”
Here are some of the highest-valued finds from the day. Please note these are still subject to fact-checking and the information may change before the episodes air. These are also not guaranteed to end up in in the final shows.
Wally Pipp Yankees sweater and spikes, ca. 1920 appraised by Grant Zahajko for $77,500 insurance value

Grant Zahajko (right) appraises a Wally Pipp Yankees sweater and spikes, ca. 1920 at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, MI – Photo by Luke Crafton for WGBH
Harry Bertoia pins, ca. 1940 appraised by Peter Shemonsky for $40,000-$60,000 auction value

Peter J. Shemonsky (left) appraises Harry Bertoia pins, ca. 1940 at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, MI – Photo by Luke Crafton for WGBH
Civil War presentation sword & portrait appraised by Jeff Shrader for $40,000-$50,000 retail value

Jeff Shrader (left) appraises a Civil War presentation sword and portrait at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, MI – Photo by Luke Crafton for WGBH
“The Temptations” trunk, ca. 1965 appraised by Gary Piattoni for $2,000-$5,000

Gary Piattoni (left) appraises a The Temptations trunk, ca. 1965 at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, MI – Photo by Luke Crafton for WGBH