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.
The Babe still draws a crowd.
He’s the subject of a current best-selling book and still the number one attraction in the world of baseball memorabilia.
Four of the top ten selling items at Goldin Auctions this year dated from the Bambino’s career. While you won’t find his name at the top of the list, there was plenty of variety among the items sold by the New Jersey-based company in 2018.
1. Tim Brown’s 1987 Heisman Trophy $426,000
2. 1963 Sandy Koufax game-worn signed jersey from MVP/Cy Young season $420,000
3. 1897 Cap Anson bat $349,838
4. Super Bowl LI ring-Tom Brady family $337,200
5. 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181 PSA 9 $312,000
6. Babe Ruth’s 1934 Yankees contract $276,000
7. 1916 M101-5 Blank Back Babe Ruth rookie SGC 5.5 $220,950
8. 1929-30 Babe Ruth game bat $192,000
9. 1910 E98 partial set $168,000
10. 1891 James Naismith original basketball rules/notes from his 1934 manuscript $168,000
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