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Notes: MHCC Auction; PSA 9 E98s Bring Big $; Topps Hires PR Firm, Launches AAF NOW Cards

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Mile High Card Company's big catalog auction is still a few weeks away but the company's first Extra Innings Auction of 2019 kicked off on Monday. Over 400 lots are included in sale, headlined by several vintage complete sets including 1955 Bowman, 1968 Topps and 1948 Bowman football.  There is also a partial 1951 Bowman baseball set and mid-to-upper grade 1952 Topps … [Read more...] about Notes: MHCC Auction; PSA 9 E98s Bring Big $; Topps Hires PR Firm, Launches AAF NOW Cards

Top SGC-Rated Near Set of E98 “Black Swamp Find” Cards Coming to Auction

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The best SGC-graded "near set" of the ultra-desirable E98 "Set of 30" baseball cards - issued in 1910 and known to hobbyists as part of the famous 2012 "Black Swamp Find" - is being offered at auction for the first time ever in the Goldin Auctions 2018 Holiday Auction. The sale of the near set (25/30), which holds the #1 ranking on the SGC Set Registry, runs from Nov. 19 … [Read more...] about Top SGC-Rated Near Set of E98 “Black Swamp Find” Cards Coming to Auction

Family Heirloom: Large Vintage Baseball Card Collection Consigned

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A major accumulation of early and mid-20th century baseball and non-sports cards has been consigned to auction, bringing fresh vintage material into the hobby. Love of the Game Auctions will feature the Rudy Strejc Collection in its January/February 2013 auction.  Highlights include hundreds of tobacco-era cards – both sport and non-sport – as well as Pacific Coast candy and … [Read more...] about Family Heirloom: Large Vintage Baseball Card Collection Consigned

Cards From E98 Find to be Displayed at Long Beach Expo

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More cards from the ‘Black Swamp Find’ that recently generated national headlines will be publicly exhibited for the first time on the West Coast at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo September 6-8. Two Honus Wagner cards, a PSA 9 Ty Cobb, a PSA 10 Chief Meyers and others will go on display during the show at the Long Beach Convention Center. The first … [Read more...] about Cards From E98 Find to be Displayed at Long Beach Expo

Best Known Babe Ruth Autographed Baseball Sells for $388,375

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The Babe always did know how to steal a spotlight.  A single-singed Babe Ruth autographed baseball was the top selling item in Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night sale in Baltimore Thursday night.  With the company's buyer's premium, the selling price was $388,375, shattering all records for Ruth signed balls.  The clean, white William Harridge official American League ball was … [Read more...] about Best Known Babe Ruth Autographed Baseball Sells for $388,375

National Promo, Redemption Cards Hit eBay

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Well, it's one way to cut your expenses back.  The free promo cards and others pulled from special National Sports Collectors Convention redemption packs during the first day and a half of the show are showing up on eBay. All of the major trading card manufacturers are offering special NSCC programs of some type and all began promoting them well in advance of the show, while … [Read more...] about National Promo, Redemption Cards Hit eBay

T206 Back Variation Collection on Display at NSCC; E98 Reprint Giveaway

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The National Sports Collectors Convention will have a bit of a museum feel to it when the doors open in Baltimore on Wednesday, August 1.  We’ve already learned that collectors will be able to take a gander at the $4.4 million Babe Ruth jersey, the Don Spence collection of vintage Ruth cards, and the recently uncovered collection of 700+ cards from the Black Swamp Find. Now, … [Read more...] about T206 Back Variation Collection on Display at NSCC; E98 Reprint Giveaway

E98s in Black Swamp Find Auction Already Past $350,000; Visit NBC Today Show

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Bidding is underway for the lots of 1910 E98 baseball cards from the so-called Black Swamp Find in northwest Ohio and judging by the opening activity, there's plenty of interest. The ultra high grade near set of 27 cards put together out of the 700-cards found in a Defiance, OH attic has a high bid of $203,150 with more than two weeks of bidding left, including the final … [Read more...] about E98s in Black Swamp Find Auction Already Past $350,000; Visit NBC Today Show

Black Swamp Find, Family Coming to National

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Want to see the attic find that's turned the hobby upside down this month?  You'll get your chance. Several members ot the Kissner family who own the hoard of hundreds of 1910 E98 cards will travel to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore to talk about the family's good fortune.  In addition, many of the cards from the find will be on display at the Heritage … [Read more...] about Black Swamp Find, Family Coming to National