BASEBALL MEMORABILIA CONTINUED ITS DOMINANCE OF THE SPORTS COLLECTIBLES MARKET. HERE ARE THE YEAR’S TOP TREASURES.
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LOU GEHRIG
1937 Game-Worn New York Yankees JerseyMears A9 & SGC Excellent
Sold for: $2.58 million
AUGUST 2019
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MICKEY MANTLE
1952 Topps #311PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
Sold for: $765,000
DECEMBER 2019
Editor’s note: A 1952 Topps #311 PSA NM-MT 8 sold for $456,000 in February 2019.
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JOE JACKSON
1910 Old Mill Series 8PSA VG+ 3.5
Sold for: $600,000
FEBRUARY 2019
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LOU GEHRIG
1933 Goudey #160PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $576,000
JANUARY 2019
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HONUS WAGNER
1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 150/30PSA Authentic/Altered
Sold for: $540,000
SEPTEMBER 2019
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BABE RUTH
1916 Famous & Barr Co. #151PSA EX-MT 6
Sold for: $540,000
AUGUST 2019
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BABE RUTH
1933 Goudey #144PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $528,000
JANUARY 2019
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RICKY WILLIAMS
1998 Heisman Memorial TrophyPresented to University of Texas Longhorns running back
Sold for: $504,000
OCTOBER 2019
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JOE JACKSON
1915 Cracker Jack #30PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $504,000
APRIL 2019
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JOE JACKSON
1914 Boston GarterSGC 70 EX+ 5.5
Sold for: $480,000
FEBRUARY 2019
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BABE RUTH
933 Goudey #181PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $456,000
JANUARY 2019
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BABE RUTH
1932 U.S. Caramel #32PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $432,000
APRIL 2019
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TY COBB
1907 Original Studio Cabinet Photograph by Carl HornerFrom the Ty Cobb Collection, PSA/DNA Type 1
Sold for: $396,000
AUGUST 2019
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LeBRON JAMES
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James Rookie Patch Autograph 83/99 #78 BGS Mint 9-10 AutographSold for: $228,000 DECEMBER 2019
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1955-56 PARKHURST COMPLETE SET (79)
No. 5 on PSA Set RegistrySold for: $96,000
FEBRUARY 2019
This article appears in the Spring/Summer 2020 edition of The Intelligent Collector magazine. Click here to subscribe to the print edition.