The fifth best set of 1958 Topps baseball cards on PSA’s Set Registry sold recently for $99,000. Part of the high-grade collection of Henri Nuber that sold through Heritage Auctions, the set included all 494 cards with a weighted GPA of 8.07 along with the Felt Emblem insert and one Yellow Letter Variation. The total price was well over the SMR … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Inside the Uncle Jimmy Collection
It's probably safe to say the "Find of the Year" race is already over, at least when it comes to collections previously unknown to the hobby. It's pretty tough to top the Uncle Jimmy Collection. We've written about the collection a couple of times since the discovery was announced. It's since received mainstream media attention around the country. The lifelong … [Read more...]
“Uncle Jimmy Collection” Gets PSA Pedigree
The authentication, grading and marketing of one of the hobby’s most remarkable, yet quietest private collections continued in recent weeks and collectors will soon have the chance to see more of it. The “Uncle Jimmy Collection” we wrote about last month included a wide range of baseball cards, autographs and photos collected throughout one New Jersey man’s entire … [Read more...]
New Jersey Man’s 80+ Year Baseball Collection Included Jaw-Dropping 1930s Autographs
He lived in the same northern New Jersey house his entire life, an avid baseball fan and collector who quietly kept an always-growing collection of baseball cards, autographs and photos. He passed away in March at age 97 but the process of selling some of the sets and other items from his lifelong pursuit had been underway for a couple of years. It wasn't until recently, … [Read more...]