One of a small number of surviving copies of the first Babe Ruth baseball card ever made will be the centerpiece of a new exhibit that opens Friday at the Ruth Birthplace and Museum in Baltimore. The Making of a Legend exhibit will include other cards from the 1914 Baltimore News set as well as other artifacts from that season, when 19-year-old Ruth was beginning to catch … [Read more...] about 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Set to Headline Museum Exhibit
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Only a Matter of Time Before Honus Wagner T206 Record Challenged
It's hard to believe but we'll soon be at the two-year mark of when a Honus Wagner T206 card sold for a record $3.12 million. The specific Wagner that achieved that mark is nicknamed as the 'Jumbo' Wagner because of its oversized bottom border. But despite the fact that the record has stood until now, it's likely only a matter of time before it is broken. Long-term, there … [Read more...] about Only a Matter of Time Before Honus Wagner T206 Record Challenged
Early Photos, 1920 Barnstorming Contract Part of Babe Ruth Auction
Seventy years after cancer claimed his life at the young age of 53, dozens of items from the life and times of baseball's greatest icon are on the auction block. Goldin Auctions has launched its second Babe Ruth Auction, with bidding underway through February 18. Five percent of each winning bid will be donated to support the Babe Ruth Birthplace & … [Read more...] about Early Photos, 1920 Barnstorming Contract Part of Babe Ruth Auction
High-Grade Vintage Set Breaks in Memory Lane Auction
Vintage card collectors looking to upgrade their sets will have a chance to do that—and then some-- when Memory Lane kicks off its Summer Break Auction beginning July 25. Several high-grade complete and near complete sets will be broken up and sold card by card including: 1952 Topps. The set includes PSA 7 (near mint) examples of the coveted Mickey Mantle and Eddie Mathews … [Read more...] about High-Grade Vintage Set Breaks in Memory Lane Auction
Babe Ruth’s Red Sox Contract Brings $1.02 Million
Babe Ruth’s 1918 player’s contract with the Boston Red Sox became the most expensive item of its kind Saturday night when it sold at auction for $1.02 million. An anonymous buyer had the winning bid on the final day of bidding in the Babe Ruth Centennial Auction conducted by Goldin Auctions. The auction concluded with live bidding at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum in … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth’s Red Sox Contract Brings $1.02 Million
Ruth, All-Star Auctioneers Get TV Time Ahead of Big Events
Bidding continues in a couple of major auctions set to conclude over the next several days. Babe Ruth's copy of his 1918 Boston Red Sox players contract has drawn the most interest so far, sitting at $370,000. A PSA 1 copy of his 1914 Baltimore News rookie card has been bid up to $240,000 while the ball he hit during construction of Yankee Stadium in 1923 was at … [Read more...] about Ruth, All-Star Auctioneers Get TV Time Ahead of Big Events
Nice Return: 1914 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sold Privately
Spending $199,750 on a baseball card in 2007 turned out to be a very good investment for one east coast collector. Robert Edward Auctions, which sold a 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth 'rookie card' for that price in its annual auction, has brokered a deal between that original buyer and a new collector/investor. The selling price this time for the PSA (Good) example … [Read more...] about Nice Return: 1914 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sold Privately