A 1938 Lou Gehrig jersey sold for $329,000 at the annual blockbuster event conducted online and by phone by Robert Edward Auctions. Bidding concluded early Sunday morning with the auction generating total proceeds of $9.5 million. A total of 25,638 bids were placed and all but two of the 1745 lots were sold to 648 different bidders. 317 different consignors contributed to … [Read more...] about 1938 Lou Gehrig Jersey Tops REA Auction
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Rare 1919 World Series Championship Pin Consigned to Auction
It’s rare when the losing team in a championship series is remembered more than the winners. Such was the fate of the 1919 Cincinnati Reds, victorious over the infamous 1919 Chicago “Black Sox” in a nine-game series tainted by the scandal that resulted in the lifetime ban of Shoeless Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver and six others. Now, though, perhaps the most important of all … [Read more...] about Rare 1919 World Series Championship Pin Consigned to Auction