About 24 hours after a PSA 8.5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for $810,000, another example the same card deemed a half-grade lower brought a price about half that amount as Heritage Auctions wrapped up its Summer Platinum sale late Sunday night. The sale illustrated the demand for the card at the highest levels. While 34 unqualified 8s exist on PSA's Population … [Read more...] about PSA 8 Mantle Brings $420,000 as Heritage Wraps 2-Day, $8.6 Million Sale
Heritage Auctions August 2018
1964 Mantle Jersey Sells for $1.32 Million
The smoking hot market for high-end memorabilia and trading cards continued late Saturday night when Heritage Auctions sold a 1964 Mickey Mantle road jersey for $1.32 million, a record price for any Mantle jersey. Last year, Heritage sold a signed 1968 Mantle road jersey for $486,000 and a 1954 road flannel for $432,000. Matched to Mantle's last two World Series … [Read more...] about 1964 Mantle Jersey Sells for $1.32 Million
Ruth’s Dated Home Run Ball from Signature 1927 Campaign at Auction
Babe Ruth’s 60 home run season of 1927 included a whopping 17 clubbed in the month of September alone—a feat no left-handed hitter in the American League has been able to meet. Now, one of those baseballs the Babe torched during his the height of his slugging prowess is on the auction block, where it could bring $300,000 or more. Heritage Auctions says the official … [Read more...] about Ruth’s Dated Home Run Ball from Signature 1927 Campaign at Auction
Original Production Transparency of Jordan’s Star Company Rookie Card Up for Auction
While there is hardly a whisper of objection to the contention that Michael Jordan reigned as the premier figure of 1980’s and 1990’s basketball, the debate as to which trading card should be considered his most important is recorded at a significantly higher volume. The 1986 Fleer #57 card is generally defended as the supreme example by most collectors, but for those … [Read more...] about Original Production Transparency of Jordan’s Star Company Rookie Card Up for Auction
1964 Mickey Mantle World Series Jersey on Display at NSCC
One of the top items at this week's National Sports Collectors Convention has a display case all to itself. A road gray Mickey Mantle jersey, matched to photos taken of Games Six and Seven of the 1964 World Series when he belted a pair of home runs is among a bevy of current auction items you can check out. The jersey carries an A9 rating from MEARS is in the Heritage … [Read more...] about 1964 Mickey Mantle World Series Jersey on Display at NSCC
Retiree Talks of Seven-Figure Collection With 5 1952 Topps Mantle Cards
We've written about that incredible childhood collection that included five 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards and other high-grade beauties from the early 1950s. Consigned to Heritage Auctions, many of them have already sold and a PSA 8.5 Mantle--one of the hobby's best-- is among those currently on the block where it's expected to surpass $1 million. It … [Read more...] about Retiree Talks of Seven-Figure Collection With 5 1952 Topps Mantle Cards
Top Mantle Card from Crazy ’52 Find Now at Auction
Fifty years after his final season, a trio of Mickey Mantle lots are expected to be among the big sellers in Heritage Auctions’ Summer Platinum sale. Two high-grade 1952 Topps Mantle cards, including one from a remarkable find on east coast earlier this spring, are on the block. Part of a virtually untouched early 1950s childhood collection consigned in April, … [Read more...] about Top Mantle Card from Crazy ’52 Find Now at Auction
Gold Watch Fob Given To Jack Johnson Featured In Heritage Auctions Sale
A gold watch fob given to boxing’s most controversial heavyweight champion will be featured in Heritage Auctions’ Summer Platinum Night Sports Collectibles Auction in mid-August. No, it did not belong to Muhammad Ali, although his career certainly was controversial. The fob was awarded in 1910 to the first black heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson, who won the title … [Read more...] about Gold Watch Fob Given To Jack Johnson Featured In Heritage Auctions Sale
SGC 98 1993 SP Jeter to Hit Auction Block
One of the hobby’s most coveted modern era cards generated a buzz last May when a gem mint copy sold for nearly $100,000. Another could approach or surpass that figure soon. Next week, another example is about to hit the auction block--graded by a different company. Heritage Auctions will offer an SGC 98 (10) 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter in its Summer … [Read more...] about SGC 98 1993 SP Jeter to Hit Auction Block
Oscar Robertson 1960 Olympic Jersey Heads to Auction
You may consider the 1992 "Dream Team" as the greatest basketball team ever assembled but there's another squad that has its own place in history. The 1960 U.S. Men's Olympic basketball team was pieced together in the weeks heading up to the Summer Games in Rome. Fiftty-eight years later, the squad is considered by most to be the greatest amateur basketball team of … [Read more...] about Oscar Robertson 1960 Olympic Jersey Heads to Auction