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Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia Auction Items of 2018

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Once upon a time (but not really that long ago) any piece of sports memorabilia that sold for $100,000 was a pretty big deal. Now, it doesn’t even come close to making a list of the most expensive pieces of sold in a given year.  

“The hobby” is growing up. The top six items alone totaled $7 million.  More records fell in 2018 and once again, the usual baseball suspects led the pack:  Mantle, Ruth, T206.

As the year comes to a close, here’s our “fine 15” list of the biggest sellers at auction in 2018:

1. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 9 $2.88 million (Heritage Auctions)

2. 1964 Mickey Mantle game-worn World Series jersey $1.32 million (Heritage Auctions)

3. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8.5  $810,000 (Heritage Auctions)

4. 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card PSA 9 $750,000 (Heritage Auctions)

5. T206 Eddie Plank PSA 7 $690,000 (Heritage Auctions)

6. T206 Sherry Magee “Magie” error PSA 8 $660,000 (Heritage Auctions)

7. 1927 Babe Ruth bat gifted to Joe E. Brown $660,000 (Heritage Auctions)

8. 1939 Inaugural Hall of Fame class signed baseball $623,369 (SCP Auctions)

9. 1953-54 Mickey Mantle game-worn jersey $575,912 (Grey Flannel Auctions)

10. 1948-49 Leaf Satchel Paige PSA 8 $432,000 (Heritage Auctions)

11. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 $430,200 (Heritage Auctions)

12. 1987 Tim Brown original Heisman Trophy $426,000 (Goldin Auctions)

13. 1963 Sandy Koufax game-worn jersey from MVP/Cy Young season $420,000 (Goldin Auctions)

14. T206 Honus Wagner (restored) $420,000 (Memory Lane Auctions)

15. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 $420,000 (Heritage Auctions)

Want to see the top ten items by auction company?  Click here.

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