Lelands.com to Offer the First New England Patriots 'Genuine' Super Bowl Ring

SOUTH DENNIS, Mass., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Lelands.com, the leading Sports Memorabilia auction house, will be showcasing in their February auction the first ever Genuine New England Patriots Super Bowl Ring offered to the general public.

This ring was custom made for a member of the Patriot's family in honor of the franchise's first ever Super Bowl victory in 2001 versus the St. Louis Rams. It is a rare custom made "A" ring.

Says Lelands.com Chairman Joshua Evans, "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of the Pats. It will be interesting to see how the Patriot's recent loss to the NY Giants in Super Bowl XLII will affect the value and interest in this outstanding piece of glitterati."

The auction will also feature over 500 lots of memorabilia from all sports and is expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars in bids. It is accessible at http://www.lelands.com

The Patriots ring is cast in 14K white gold. The bezel is surrounded with 42 diamonds denoting the team's 42nd anniversary. The top of the ring features a sculpted NFL trophy embellished with a large marquis shaped diamond and two tapered baguette diamonds. World Champions is inscribed in the bezel The Platinum Patriots helmet is positioned onto the American Flag along with 14-5, their season record. The final score of the game, Pats 20-Rams 17 is also inscribed.

Lelands.com will make public the name of the original recipient of the ring back in 2001 on their web site February 10.

For additional information on this Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI ring offered by Lelands.com please contact Scott Gaynor at 508-247-0890, or e-mail him at scott@lelands.com

ABOUT LELANDS: Lelands.com has handled such landmark collections as The Mickey Mantle Auction of the Greer Johnson Collection ($1.3M), The Harry M. Stevens Auction ($1.8M), and the famed Boston Garden Auction ($2M total sales). And individual pieces like The Babe Ruth Sale Document ($99,000), Mickey Mantle's 1960 Jersey ($111,100) and perhaps the single most famous transaction in sports memorabilia history, the sale of the infamous "Mookie Ball" to the actor Charlie Sheen for $93,500. Over the past ten years, Lelands.com has sold over $100 million worth of vintage sports memorabilia and cards.