A pair of Mickey Mantle items sold for more than $9 million combined late Saturday night in Heritage Auctions' Summer Platinum Night sale. A 1952 Topps card graded SGC 9 with provenance to the famed Alan "Mr. Mint" Rosen purchase of thousands of pristine cards from the iconic set in the 1980s, netted $4.5 million. The result took place a year after an SGC 9.5 … [Read more...] about Millions for Mickey: SGC 9 1952 Topps, 1958 Game Jersey Top Heritage Sale
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle SGC
SGC 9 1952 Topps Mantle Coming to Auction
A year after it sold a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded SGC 9.5 for a record smashing $12.6 million, Heritage Auctions will offer a similar gem that's also expected to bring a price well into the millions. The company will offer an SGC 9 Mantle in its upcoming Summer Platinum Night Auction. According to Heritage, this card, too, traces its origin to the famous … [Read more...] about SGC 9 1952 Topps Mantle Coming to Auction
SGC 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Nets $600,000 at Auction
An SGC 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that originated in the hoard uncovered by Alan Rosen in 1986 sold $600,000 at Heritage Auctions late last week. The same card--one of four graded by SGC as NM/MT-- last sold for $274,850 seven years ago, a 118 percent increase in value. The card's corners are sharp but centering issues kept it from grading higher. It's one … [Read more...] about SGC 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Nets $600,000 at Auction
Notes: Suit Filed Over Card Claims; Raw Mick Gets High Marks; Key Kobe Jersey Coming; 1960s Russell Jersey Sold
There's a new lawsuit about some online statements that were made about a valuable LeBron James rookie card.that went up for auction in 2021 and was then pulled. Southern California-based collectors Alan Spiegel and Steven Spiegel say the owned the card that went to Goldin Auctions and bids were expected to top $2 million, but an accusation from a social media account with a … [Read more...] about Notes: Suit Filed Over Card Claims; Raw Mick Gets High Marks; Key Kobe Jersey Coming; 1960s Russell Jersey Sold
Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
Some would say a baseball card should always hold the top ranking among the highest priced sports memorabilia, but if 2022 tells us anything, it’s that Honus and Mickey can peacefully co-exist with soccer jerseys, boxing belts and tickets to watch Michael Jordan play basketball. There were plenty of seven-figure sales this past year—even an eight figure one—and while cards … [Read more...] about Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
Mick Helps Push Heritage Auctions Sports Tally Past $157 Million for 2022
With a boost from Mickey Mantle, Heritage Auctions once again topped $1.4 billion in company wide sales this year. The $1.45 billion figure was a record high for the 46-year-old Dallas-based company, which conducts auctions in over 40 different categories including coins, art, history, comics and other collectibles. It was the second straight year the company topped that … [Read more...] about Mick Helps Push Heritage Auctions Sports Tally Past $157 Million for 2022
Notes: Potential $10 Million Cards; Phillies Auction; Pujols’ Nice Gesture; Josh Allen on Autographs; Mark Zuckerberg Rookie, Topps Pristine Gets NFTs
The recent sale of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle SGC 9.5 for over $12 million ignited some discussion about other cards that could potentially reach the $10 million threshold should they come on the market. The one most point to is one of the three existing PSA 10 copies of that same ’52 Mantle, which some believe could reach $30 million. Here’s Goldin’s list of other … [Read more...] about Notes: Potential $10 Million Cards; Phillies Auction; Pujols’ Nice Gesture; Josh Allen on Autographs; Mark Zuckerberg Rookie, Topps Pristine Gets NFTs
Notes: Fred Claire Collection; High-Grade Clemente, Curry RCs; MeiGray Expo
Items from the personal collection of long time Dodgers general manager Fred Claire are being offered in the current SCP Auctions catalog, including several championship rings and press pins. Claire was the club’s GM from 1987 to 1998. A portion of the proceeds from each of Claire's items in the auction will go to the City of Hope. ----- The trickle down impact of … [Read more...] about Notes: Fred Claire Collection; High-Grade Clemente, Curry RCs; MeiGray Expo
Heritage Auction Netted $39.1 Million; 40+ Records
The $12.6 million sale of that 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card snared all of the headlines, but the auction that carried it had a lot more than that and when it was over, the two night closing tally was a whopping $39.1 million…and change. Heritage Auctions says more than 40 record were set, including most expensive baseball bat, most valuable Super Bowl ring, most expensive … [Read more...] about Heritage Auction Netted $39.1 Million; 40+ Records
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Becomes Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia at $12.6 Million
Mickey Mantle’s net worth at the time he died in 1995 was around $10 million. Early Sunday morning, one of his old baseball cards sold for more. One of the highest graded copies of the Hall of Famer’s 1952 Topps card netted $12.6 million at Heritage Auctions after a flurry of late bids, becoming the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. The price … [Read more...] about 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Becomes Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia at $12.6 Million