Pete Rose has consigned several awards and milestone baseballs to Goldin’s current auction. Among them are his 1975 World Series MVP player trophy,1980 Phillies World Series player trophy, his 1969 and 1973’ Louisville Slugger Silver bats for winning the National League batting title in each year, an NL batting championship plaque from the same season, his 1968 Fred … [Read more...] about Notes: Pete Rose Consignment; Vintage Card Auction Results; MeiGray, Brady Card Pull on TV; Saints in Deal for Game-Used Items
1916 Sporting News
SGC 7 Ruth Rookie at Heritage Auctions Could Set Record
One of the highest graded copies of the 1916 M101-4 Babe Ruth rookie card is on the block at Heritage Auctions where it's expected to sell for $3 million or more when bidding ends later this month. A blank back PSA 7 Ruth sold in Nov. 2021 for $2.4 million. The card offered by Heritage carries an ad for The Sporting News on the back and is the highest SGC example ever … [Read more...] about SGC 7 Ruth Rookie at Heritage Auctions Could Set Record
Newly Uncovered Holmes to Homes Bread Babe Ruth Rookie Coming to Auction
The list of great hobby finds for 2019 has just gotten a little bigger and this one is a doozy. The first known example of a 1916 Holmes to Homes Bread Babe Ruth rookie card has been uncovered and will be offered at auction next month. Mile High Card Company has secured the Ruth card along with five other M101-5s with the scarce Holmes to Homes backs from a family in … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered Holmes to Homes Bread Babe Ruth Rookie Coming to Auction
M101-4/5 Baseball Card Craze Included Department Stores
The M101-4 and M101-5 baseball cards are often referred to as the Sporting News sets. Created by Felix Mendelsohn in 1916, these two similar black and white sets included some iconic cards, including what is generally recognized as Babe Ruth's major league rookie card. The sets have mostly the same checklists but include some variants in terms of who is included in each one and … [Read more...] about M101-4/5 Baseball Card Craze Included Department Stores
100 Years Later, M101-4 And M101-5 Sets Are Complex Issues
The M101-4 and M101-5 cards (often referred to as The Sporting News cards) haven't traditionally been as popular as some of the tobacco or candy issues from the early part of the 20th century. Given the checklist, that's always been a little surprising. Released in 1916, the sets are quietly celebrating their 100th birthday. The cards have seen an uptick in popularity over … [Read more...] about 100 Years Later, M101-4 And M101-5 Sets Are Complex Issues
Spurned by Card Shop, Find of 1916 M101-4 Cards Heads to Auction
A remarkable find of 98-year-old baseball cards in the Midwest is coming to auction next month. Goldin Auctions says it will offer a complete 200-card set of 1916 Sporting News M101-4 cards including Babe Ruth, Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb and other stars in its October Legends Auction. The cards had been in the same family since their acquisition nearly a century ago. Owner … [Read more...] about Spurned by Card Shop, Find of 1916 M101-4 Cards Heads to Auction
Field of Dreams Find: Mile High Lands Century-Old Card Sets in Iowa
For those who make their living selling baseball cards, anywhere you find a great collection is a Field of Dreams. But when the caller on the other end of the line is from Iowa and beautiful, old black and white cardboard images almost come walking out of a cornfield, the story is the stuff of legend. A huge find of nearly 400 cards from the 1916 M101-4 Sporting News and 1917 … [Read more...] about Field of Dreams Find: Mile High Lands Century-Old Card Sets in Iowa
1916 Sporting News Cards Shine in Memory Lane Auction
A 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth card from a newly graded complete set topped Memory Lane’s “The Find” Auction early Sunday morning. The card, part of a complete set consigned by a Midwestern family that had passed it through generations, sold for $89,250 including the buyer’s premium. Graded PSA 5, the card features Ruth as a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. This variation … [Read more...] about 1916 Sporting News Cards Shine in Memory Lane Auction