Thirty-two years before Hank Aaron broke his home run record, Babe Ruth spent as short time as a coach with the Brooklyn Dodgers--his last regular on-field gig. A uniform from that season, part of the expansive and historic collection of memorabilia offered, sold Wednesday afternoon for $882,000. The road flannel jersey, bearing the New York World's Fair patch … [Read more...] about Ruth, Gehrig, Aaron Items Among Top Sellers at Baseball Memorabilia Auction
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PSA 1.5 T206 Honus Wagner Nets $3.72 Million
Just 17 months after it last sold at auction, a T206 Honus Wagner card graded PSA 1.5 sold for $3.72 million at Goldin Auctions Sunday night, setting a new record for the grade. The same card sold for $2.28 million at Heritage Auctions in May of last year. The auction marked the 14th private or public sale of a Wagner since the start of 2020. … [Read more...] about PSA 1.5 T206 Honus Wagner Nets $3.72 Million
T206 Wagner Headlines Goldin Vintage Auction
Card collecting's most famous face kicks off Goldin's first ever Vintage Elite Auction. A T206 Honus Wagner graded Fair (1.5) by PSA carries a $1 million opening bid. The card hasn't been off the market for very long. It sold for $2.28 million at Heritage Auctions in May of last year and it comes to market in the wake of several sales of Wagner cards from the estimated … [Read more...] about T206 Wagner Headlines Goldin Vintage Auction
1948 Jersey from Ruth’s Farewell Day Has Deeper History
Seventy years ago Wednesday, Babe Ruth made his final appearance at Yankee Stadium. His voice was weak and raspy from the cancer that would take his life in a matter of weeks, but he managed to don a uniform as part of the ceremony at which his number 3 was retired. That uniform is the centerpiece of a Ruth display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but we now … [Read more...] about 1948 Jersey from Ruth’s Farewell Day Has Deeper History