Last August, I brought to light that Topps recycled photos on 20% of their vintage baseball team cards from 1951-1980. Then in November, I introduced a Who’s Who database highlighting players and staff featured in those 500+ cards. Now, in an effort to tie up loose ends and put a bow on this enjoyable and enlightening project, I’m sharing with readers the team photos Topps … [Read more...] about Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Vintage Baseball Team Photos Topps Left Out
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Vintage Packs, Key Rookies, Rare Photos Join T206 Wagner in MHCC Catalog
Rare vintage packs and sets and some of the hobby’s most popular cards join the previously announced T206 Honus Wagner in Mile High Card Company’s latest catalog auction. Graded packs of 1948-49 Leaf Baseball (PSA 7), 1952 Topps (1st series, PSA 7) and 1954 Topps (5-cent PSA 7) are among the big ticket items along with a 1974 Topps Baseball wax box, a 1975 Topps Baseball … [Read more...] about Vintage Packs, Key Rookies, Rare Photos Join T206 Wagner in MHCC Catalog
T206 Wagner Coming to Auction This Fall
For the first time in nearly a year, a T206 Honus Wagner card is coming to auction. Mile High Card Company says it will offer card collecting’s ‘holy grail’ in its September catalog. Graded Authentic by PSA, it’s the first Wagner to reach the market since Goldin sold a PSA 1.5 example for $3.7 million in October 2022. That transaction marked the end of a flurry of … [Read more...] about T206 Wagner Coming to Auction This Fall
Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
Some would say a baseball card should always hold the top ranking among the highest priced sports memorabilia, but if 2022 tells us anything, it’s that Honus and Mickey can peacefully co-exist with soccer jerseys, boxing belts and tickets to watch Michael Jordan play basketball. There were plenty of seven-figure sales this past year—even an eight figure one—and while cards … [Read more...] about Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
PSA 1.5 T206 Honus Wagner Nets $3.72 Million
Just 17 months after it last sold at auction, a T206 Honus Wagner card graded PSA 1.5 sold for $3.72 million at Goldin Auctions Sunday night, setting a new record for the grade. The same card sold for $2.28 million at Heritage Auctions in May of last year. The auction marked the 14th private or public sale of a Wagner since the start of 2020. … [Read more...] about PSA 1.5 T206 Honus Wagner Nets $3.72 Million
Real vs. Not So Real: Tips on Authenticating T206 Cards
With the hobby's most famous image generating headlines again, it's probably a good time for a short column on authenticating the often reprinted T206 cards. Of course, how to spot a fake Honus Wagner is a skill a LOT of people could use, so with that, here are some tips. 1) Read my past two columns on black light and direct … [Read more...] about Real vs. Not So Real: Tips on Authenticating T206 Cards
Notes: Record for EX/MT Mantle as Brady Wobbles; Wagner Update; Pristine-Beckett Partner; NFL Jersey Auction for Ian Relief; More
A PSA 6 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for a record $300,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Sports Card Catalog Auction late last week. The price blew past the old mark of $209,100 set in April of 2021.Heritage also sold an SGC 4 for $102,000. One of the 28 PSA 8 copies of the 1938 Goudey Heads Up Joe DiMaggio rookie card sold for a record $87,000 in the auction while a PSA … [Read more...] about Notes: Record for EX/MT Mantle as Brady Wobbles; Wagner Update; Pristine-Beckett Partner; NFL Jersey Auction for Ian Relief; More
Notes: Wagner Quickly to $2 Million; Judge Gold Up 264 Percent; Curry Opener Jersey, Ohtani Robinson Day Cap; Philly Show
Bidding for the T206 Honus Wagner at Goldin Auctions quickly jumped to $2.3 million in the first three days of the auction. Nineteen bids had been made for the card as of early Sunday. Aaron Judge cards continue to stay as hot as the man himself. A 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks & Prospects Aaron Judge Autographs Gold Refractor /50 #BCA-AJ BGS 9.5/Auto 10 … [Read more...] about Notes: Wagner Quickly to $2 Million; Judge Gold Up 264 Percent; Curry Opener Jersey, Ohtani Robinson Day Cap; Philly Show
T206 Wagner Headlines Goldin Vintage Auction
Card collecting's most famous face kicks off Goldin's first ever Vintage Elite Auction. A T206 Honus Wagner graded Fair (1.5) by PSA carries a $1 million opening bid. The card hasn't been off the market for very long. It sold for $2.28 million at Heritage Auctions in May of last year and it comes to market in the wake of several sales of Wagner cards from the estimated … [Read more...] about T206 Wagner Headlines Goldin Vintage Auction
$7.25 Million: New Record for T206 Honus Wagner Card
There’s a new record price for the hobby’s most recognizable face. Goldin Auctions says it has facilitated the sale of a T206 Honus Wagner graded SGC 2 (Good) for $7.25 million. That private sale breaks the old record price for not only the Wagner card but for any sports trading card. An SGC Wagner sold last year through Robert Edward Auctions for $6.6 … [Read more...] about $7.25 Million: New Record for T206 Honus Wagner Card