ESPN is carrying a story about the auction of Jesse Owens memorabilia in SCP Auctions’ current catalog, set to conclude Saturday night. Among the items up for bid are two pieces that straddle sports and American history: Owens’ Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Medal of Honor. The three daughters of the late four-time Olympian say they decided … [Read more...]
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Items from Career, Life of Jesse Owens on Auction Block
Fifty items from the athletic career and life of Jesse Owens are bringing one of sports’ most famous stories to life this month. SCP Auctions is offering a variety of pieces from the late Olympic hero’s estate in its current catalog, including items from his triumphs in Hitler’s Germany at the 1936 Summer Games and his Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Our family has … [Read more...]
SCP Auctions Opens Spring Catalog with Items from Icons
With over 500 lots ranging from 19th century baseball cards to modern game-worn gear from current stars, SCP Auctions has launched its “Spring Premier” catalog event, scheduled to runs through Saturday, March 24. Top lots include Jesse Owens’ 1976 Presidential Medal of Freedom presented to him by President Gerald Ford, the top collection of unused Super Bowl tickets on PSA … [Read more...]
Jesse Owens Olympic Gold Medal Sells for Record $1.47 Million
A Jesse Owens Olympic Gold Medal from his historic performance in the 1936 Olympics sold for $1,466,574 early Sunday, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympic memorabilia, in SCP Auctions’ fall auction. The record price surpassed that of a silver cup won by the winner of the first modern-day Olympic marathon in 1896 that sold for $865,000 in April 2012 and the … [Read more...]
Jesse Owens Medal, Jackie Robinson Bats Heat Up as Bidding Winds Down
The bidding on Olympic athlete Jesse Owens’ 1936 Gold Medal and items from a major collection of Jackie Robinson memorabilia is heating up as SCP Auctions’ final catalog event of 2013 heads for Saturday’s finish. The bid for Owens’ 1936 Olympic gold medal jumped to $336,387 Wednesday and is expected to set a record for Olympic memorabilia, possibly reaching $1 … [Read more...]
Goose Gossage, Warren Moon Selling Memorabilia
Two more Hall of Fame caliber athletes have consigned numerous items from their personal memorabilia collections to auction. SCP Auctions, which will sell a 1936 Jesse Owens gold medal, the ball hit by Shane Victorino to propel the Boston Red Sox to the American League Championship and a group of game-used and autographed Jackie Robinson items in its fall catalog auction, … [Read more...]
Jesse Owens 1936 Olympic Gold Medal Coming to Auction
One of the most historically important pieces of sports memorabilia you’re likely to see was on display during the National Sports Collectors Convention over the summer and it’s coming to auction this month. SCP Auctions had one of the four gold medals won by Jesse Owens during the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany in a case at its booth. The medal has been … [Read more...]
