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2019’s Home Runs

BASEBALL MEMORABILIA CONTINUED ITS DOMINANCE OF THE SPORTS COLLECTIBLES MARKET. HERE ARE THE YEAR’S TOP TREASURES.

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1. Gehrig Jersey $2.58 million
LOU GEHRIG
1937 Game-Worn New York Yankees Jersey
Mears A9 & SGC Excellent
Sold for: $2.58 million
AUGUST 2019

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2. Mantle card $765,000
MICKEY MANTLE
1952 Topps #311
PSA 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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3. Joe Jackson card $600,000
JOE JACKSON
1910 Old Mill Series 8
PSA VG+ 3.5
Sold for: $600,000
FEBRUARY 2019

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4. Gehrig card $576,000
LOU GEHRIG
1933 Goudey #160
PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $576,000
JANUARY 2019


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5. Honus Wagner $540,000
HONUS WAGNER
1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 150/30
PSA Authentic/Altered
Sold for: $540,000
SEPTEMBER 2019

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6. Babe Ruth rookie $540,000
BABE RUTH
1916 Famous & Barr Co. #151
PSA EX-MT 6
Sold for: $540,000
AUGUST 2019


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7. Ruth 144 Goudey $528,000
BABE RUTH
1933 Goudey #144
PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $528,000
JANUARY 2019

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8. Williams Heisman $504,000
RICKY WILLIAMS
1998 Heisman Memorial Trophy
Presented to University of Texas Longhorns running back
Sold for: $504,000
OCTOBER 2019




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9. 1915 Jackson $504,000
JOE JACKSON
1915 Cracker Jack #30
PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $504,000
APRIL 2019

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10. Joe Jackson Garter $480,000
JOE JACKSON
1914 Boston Garter
SGC 70 EX+ 5.5
Sold for: $480,000
FEBRUARY 2019


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11. Ruth 181 Goudey $456,000
BABE RUTH
933 Goudey #181
PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $456,000
JANUARY 2019

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12. Ruth 32 Caramel $432,000
BABE RUTH
1932 U.S. Caramel #32
PSA Mint 9
Sold for: $432,000
APRIL 2019


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13. Cobb Cabinet Card $396,000
TY COBB
1907 Original Studio Cabinet Photograph by Carl Horner
From the Ty Cobb Collection, PSA/DNA Type 1
Sold for: $396,000
AUGUST 2019

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LEBRON
Basketball
LeBRON JAMES
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James Rookie Patch Autograph 83/99 #78 BGS Mint 9-10 Autograph
Sold for: $228,000 DECEMBER 2019


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HOCKEY
Hockey
1955-56 PARKHURST COMPLETE SET (79)
No. 5 on PSA Set Registry
Sold 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.

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