Just about every kid who has collected Baseball cards knows exactly what this is. Since 1959 Topps has awarded a group of the brightest young stars in the game with an "All-Star Rookie" trophy logo on their subsequent Baseball card. What I didn't know is that they apparently awarded a similar distinction to up-'n-coming prospects in the Minor Leagues; as evidenced by the trophy above. Check out the auction listing here on eBay.

As you can see the trophy looks just like the logo that was awarded to the Major League rookies since the 70's (see the pic on the right). This trophy has a rather rough looking patina to it, so I'd suggest buffing that out. It's time to make it shiny and new again.
BTW, this award was originally sold by SCP Auctions back in the Spring of 2013. It has sold for $472.00 then.
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I would have guessed more than $500... I collect all the Topps Rookie All-Star base cards each year, something like this would be a fantastic centerpiece for that collection. . . Not that I could shell out that kind of dough.
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