Make way for another rare T206 Ty Cobb Back. Publicity generated by the 2016 Lucky 7 Find (that later became 8) of Cobb Tobacco back cards led one man who had inherited his father's old pre-War card collection to look a little closer in one of the albums where they were stored. Feeling confident, he had struck gold, he started reaching out in search of a buyer. … [Read more...]
Lucky 7 Find Plus One: Family Uncovers 8th Cobb Tobacco Card in Dusty Box
Here's one for the hobby history books. An eighth copy of the rare 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb with Ty Cobb back baseball card has been located by the same family from a rural southern town that discovered “The Lucky 7 Find” of rare Cobb cards in 2016. Incredibly, exactly two years after the initial finding comes another Cobb specimen with its ultra-rare “Ty Cobb King of the … [Read more...]
Historic Game-Used Items; Rare T206 Cobb Top $9.3 Million Heritage Auction
High-end game-used memorabilia and some iconic sports cards helped push Heritage Auctions’ latest catalog tally to $9.3 million. The auction, which closed with two sections on Saturday and Sunday nights, set several records across game-used jerseys, bats, and rare sports cards. Kept in a closet for decades by the Wisconsin man who’d received it as a young boy … [Read more...]
Notes: Upper Deck’s Trick or Trade Program; Rare Cubs Jersey Sells
Upper Deck once again gave out thousands of packs of cards to San Diego area police, fire, highway patrol and border patrol agencies this year. The bags of packs were then distributed to local youngsters on Halloween. The program dates back several years with officers and other law enforcement officers joining firefighters at the company’s offices for some snacks, … [Read more...]
Rocky Statue, Jordan’s Olympic Shoes on Block as SCP Auctions Sale Commences
Hundreds of pieces of sports memorabilia are hitting the auction block Wednesday via SCP Auctions' Fall Catalog. Among the headliners are a pair of Michael Jordan’s 1984 Summer Olympics game-worn and dual signed Converse shoes, two Olympic medals won by U.S.sprinter Jim Hines during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Wilt Chamberlain’s 1971 NBA All-Star Game jersey, … [Read more...]
Georgia Sock Drawer Held Hobby’s Latest Big Find
Lucky 7 Find, meet Match Box Find. Another copy of the T206 Ty Cobb with Cobb Tobacco back, one of sports collecting’s rarest baseball cards has been uncovered. Freshly authenticated and graded by PSA, the century-old rarity was found by a Georgia family while cleaning out their late father’s home. Humbly tucked in a match box that was stored in a sock … [Read more...]
All 7 Cards from T206 Cobb Find Now Sold for Combined $3 Million
From a humble paper bag to international fame, they became one of the most memorable collecting stories of the new century. Now, all seven Ty Cobb baseball cards from The Lucky 7 Find – one of the greatest sports card discoveries of all-time – have been sold, realizing nearly $3 million. The T206 White Border Ty Cobb red background portrait with the "Ty Cobb … [Read more...]
Second T206 Cobb Back Coming to Auction
A second Ty Cobb Tobacco back card from the Lucky 7 find is coming to auction early next year. The owner of one of the four cards graded 2.5 by PSA has consigned it to Heritage Auctions’ Winter Platinum Night sale on February 25-26. In October, Robert Edward Auctions offered the first of the seven rare Cobb cards to be offered at public auction. The PSA 1.5 sold for … [Read more...]
REA to Auction Cobb Card from Lucky 7 Find
One of the seven Ty Cobb Tobacco cards from the Lucky 7 Find earlier this year is going on the auction block. Robert Edward Auctions’ fall catalog includes the PSA 1.5 example that was part of a jaw-dropping hoard of seven cards found in a paper bag during a South Carolina house cleaning project last winter. It's the first of the seven cards to be offered in an auction … [Read more...]
A Dozen Ways To Collect The T206 White Border Set
More than 100 years after its creation, the 1909-11 T206 White Border set continues to fascinate collectors. For as many collectors intrigued by the task of tackling 'The Monster', though, probably as many are turned away at the impossibility of doing so. For most collectors, piecing together an entire 524-card set is out of the question. However, there are other ways to … [Read more...]