One of the hobby's top rated sets of 1914 Cracker Jack baseball cards sold for a combined $1.38 million in Heritage Auctions' Winter Sports Card Catalog Auction, setting multiple records along the way. Pieced together with a discerning eye by an avid collector over many years, the 144-card set had ranked third on PSA's Set Registry, with most cards rating at least EX … [Read more...] about Cards from 1914 Cracker Jack Set Top $1.3 Million at Auction
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One of Hobby’s Top 1914 Cracker Jack Sets Hits Auction Block
Considering their scarcity and cost, collecting a small stack of sharp looking 1914 Cracker Jack cards is quite an accomplishment. A full set? All 144 cards? None of them creased, soiled, spotted or stained? Carefully curated to appeal to even the most discerning eyes? That's worthy of a lifetime achievement award. Not many have attempted it. … [Read more...] about One of Hobby’s Top 1914 Cracker Jack Sets Hits Auction Block
5 Great 1915 Cracker Jack Baseball Star Cards That Might Be Within Reach
It's not like they're piled high at your local card shop, but compared to the 1914 issue, the 1915 Cracker Jack baseball cards are a piece of cake. Unlike the debut issue when the cards were only available inside sticky boxes of candied popcorn and peanuts, the the '15s could be had by sending in for what amounted to proofs of purchase. You had to eat a lot of it, … [Read more...] about 5 Great 1915 Cracker Jack Baseball Star Cards That Might Be Within Reach
Family Heirloom: 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson Brings Strong Price
A 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson card with an interesting provenance sold through Love Of The Game Auctions early Sunday morning. Residing in the same family for over 100 years, the PSA 2 example sold for $60,580, a record price for the grade. According to LOTG founder Al Crisifulli, the card was originally among the possessions of a six-year-old boy who passed away … [Read more...] about Family Heirloom: 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson Brings Strong Price
Top Rated 1915 Cracker Jack Set Break Nets $1.4 Million
Cards from the highest graded 1915 Cracker Jack baseball card set ever assembled are on their way to new homes after the 176-card issue was broken up and sold by Heritage Auctions. The auction realized over $1.4 million, doubling pre-auction estimates. The second of back-to-back sets distributed through boxes of Cracker Jack more than a century ago, the 1915 issue is … [Read more...] about Top Rated 1915 Cracker Jack Set Break Nets $1.4 Million
2nd Finest 1915 Cracker Jack Set at Auction
The second highest graded 1915 Cracker Jack baseball set ever assembled is on the auction block. Heritage Auctions has broken the consignment into 176 individual lots which are being offered in a special auction open through next Thursday. The second of two sets issued through Cracker Jack more than a century ago, the 1915 issue is easier to find in high grade … [Read more...] about 2nd Finest 1915 Cracker Jack Set at Auction
Notes: High-Grade ’15 Cracker Jack Jackson; ’54 Topps Manush “Orange” Printing Error; Ohio State Collector
For the first time since the middle of 2016, an SGC 8.5 rated 1915 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson has hit the auction block. PWCC is offering one of the three graded at that level (two higher) in its newly launched auction. As of late Monday, early bidding had pushed the card past $40,000. The card offered in 2016 by Memory Lane reached $69,600. Two years … [Read more...] about Notes: High-Grade ’15 Cracker Jack Jackson; ’54 Topps Manush “Orange” Printing Error; Ohio State Collector
Notes: Ohtani Finest Superfractor Pulled; Big $ for Yankee Stadium Relic
Topps Finest Baseball released on Wednesday and one of the big hits has already been pulled. A customer at Oliver's Sports in Wichita, Kansas unwrapped the 1/1 Shohei Ohtani Superfractor on Wednesday. It won't be staying in his personal collection. The card quickly made its way to eBay where it's got a hefty Buy it Now price. The Bowman Superfractor, which … [Read more...] about Notes: Ohtani Finest Superfractor Pulled; Big $ for Yankee Stadium Relic
Baseball Cards of 30-Game Winners Since 1917
In the 19th century pitchers posting a 30-win season was commonplace, with many winning 40, and a select few even won 50 games in a season. In the Deadball Era the game changed and fewer pitchers reached 30 wins, but it still happened. Since 1917 only five pitchers have won 30 games in a season, and no one has done so since 1968. It is a milestone that is likely not to be … [Read more...] about Baseball Cards of 30-Game Winners Since 1917
Lucky 7 Cobb Paces $2.9 Million Memory Lane Auction
One of the seven rare T206 Ty Cobb Tobacco cards found in a crumpled paper bag inside an old house early last year sold for $228,000 to pace Memory Lane Inc.’s Summer Auction early Sunday morning. The card from the “Lucky 7 Find” that generated international headlines was graded PSA 2.5. It was the second time the card had sold since its discovery by family members … [Read more...] about Lucky 7 Cobb Paces $2.9 Million Memory Lane Auction