A copy of the letter, hand-written by Virginia and believed by her family to be the original and returned to them by the newspaper[11] was authenticated in 1998 by Kathleen Guzman, an appraiser on the television program Antiques Roadshow.[12] In 2007, the show appraised its value at around $50,000.[11] As of 2015,[update] the letter was held by Virginia's great-granddaughter.[13]
