The hobby’s history is constantly being edited and re-written. Sometimes a new discovery about a vintage card set or piece of memorabilia is made when an item is consigned to an auction house, like the Four Base Hits John Clarkson or two unknown vintage player pins we learned about this past week. Other times, it’s simply a little leg work by collectors who are just … [Read more...] about Collector Research Yields Insight into 1916 Gimbels Baseball Cards
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Exceptional Material Performs To Lofty Levels In Mile High Auction
The latest auction results from Mile High Card Company’s October 10 sale show a continued demand for “The Best of the Best” as exceptionally high grade and key rarities performed to nearly unprecedented levels. Topping the auction was a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card graded SGC 96 MINT 9 which sold for $127,809. Other high grade Mantle cards also drew heavy action. … [Read more...] about Exceptional Material Performs To Lofty Levels In Mile High Auction
Remarkable Rookie Card Collection Coming to Auction via Memory Lane
Collectors attending the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago this week will be able to feast their eyes on one of the most remarkable high grade collections of rookie cards featuring members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, all of it coming to the auction block next month. The “Graham Collection”, pieced together by a devotee of the PSA Set Registry, features … [Read more...] about Remarkable Rookie Card Collection Coming to Auction via Memory Lane