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...] about Jesse Owens Medal, Jackie Robinson Bats Heat Up as Bidding Winds Down
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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...] about Goose Gossage, Warren Moon Selling Memorabilia
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...] about Jesse Owens 1936 Olympic Gold Medal Coming to Auction