The second major sports memorabilia auction of 2020 gets underway Monday as Mile High Card Company opens its January catalog. The launch comes just a few months after their last auction billed as ‘The Event’, which featured the $1.35 million sale of a T206 Wagner. There’s no Wagner this time around, but the sale does include some valuable cards, vintage … [Read more...]
Ty Cobb Bat Nets Big Price in Private Sale
A Louisville Slugger Ty Cobb bat from more than 100 years ago is changing hands after a private sale brokered by Mile High Card Company. The price of the bat, which dates from the first part of Cobb’s long career and was graded GU 9.5 by PSA/DNA, was $325,000. The bat dates to the period of Cobb’s run of nine consecutive American League batting titles. “With … [Read more...]
T206 Wagner, Lucky 7 Cobb, One of a Kind Ruth Rookie Headline MHCC Auction
A T206 Honus Wagner hits the auction block Monday. That alone makes Mile High Card Company’s latest auction pretty interesting but throw in a bunch of other big ticket vintage cards and you have quite an event. In fact, “The Event” is what they’re calling the new catalog, which opens for bidding Monday and runs through Thursday, October 10. The Wagner card is … [Read more...]
Newly Discovered Signed Mantle Baseballs from Minor League Roomie Coming to Auction
Mickey Mantle’s first roommate in professional baseball was a fellow teenager who enjoyed his claim to fame for decades. Bob Mallon, a pitcher on the Class D Independence (MO) Yankees, was already out of baseball when Mantle made his big league debut for the New York Yankees two years after the duo bunked together. Now, a couple of unique relics from that pairing of … [Read more...]
Clemente’s Last All-Star Game Ring Headed to Auction
Roberto Clemente’s last All-Star Game ring, presented to the Hall of Famer just five months before his death in a New Year’s Eve plane crash in Puerto Rico, is about to go on the auction block for the first time. Mile High Card Company will offer the ring in its upcoming catalog auction where it’s expected to fetch a six-figure price. “He was one of the most beloved … [Read more...]
Bats From All 27 Members of 500 Home Run Club Coming to Mile High Auction
Babe Ruth was the first member and David Ortiz is the last, but no matter which member of the 500 home run club you name, there’s going to be a game bat for it in Mile High Card Company’s March Auction. The company is undertaking a hobby first: a bat from all 27 players who’ve reached the milestone. Each will be offered as an individual lot when the auction opens … [Read more...]
Top Ranked Vintage Sets Paced Mile High Card Company Auctions in 2018
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. Two of the most expensive baseball card sets sold at auction in 2018 changed hands during the first half of the year and both were sold through Mile High Card Company. The third-ranked set of 1959 Topps on PSA's Set Registry was offered … [Read more...]
Mint Mickey, Other Hobby Icons Push Mile High’s 2018 Finale
Mile High Card Company pulled the curtain down on its final auction of 2015, headed by some big-time rarities and more than a few record prices. Some of the biggest names and most coveted cards were part of the auction, which featured more than 500 items. A 1956 Topps gray back card of Mickey Mantle that carried a PSA 9 grade was the highest seller, with a realized … [Read more...]
4th Best 1967 Topps Set Broken; Singles Net Over $170,000
The fourth best 1967 Topps baseball set on PSA’s Registry is no more. Bidders in Mile High Card Company’s latest auction put down enough big bids on individual cards that the 607 card set was sold individually at a cumulative total of $170,133, besting the top bid for the set as a whole. With nearly every card grading 9 or 10, there were plenty of options for … [Read more...]
T206 Plank, High-Grade Cobb, Ruth Ball Among Mile High Highlights
Mile High Card Company went home from the National Sports Collectors Convention with nearly $1 million in consignments. Now, some of those high-end cards and memorabilia items are going to be up for grabs. The company will open its next major catalog auction on Friday, highlighted by a rare member of the T206 “Big Four” and one of the best known 1967 Topps sets in … [Read more...]