Contact him at [emailprotected]. Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday's MLB games, Seattle Mariners unveil City Connect uniforms. It should be pre-80s. One more after that will set a record. Upload your video Looking for specific info? Honus Wagner card. Offering Shares Of T206 Honus Wagner Card Friday", "Don't put this in your spokes: 'Jumbo Wagner' card could fetch $3M", "Bidding to be Open February 25 for the T206 Honus Wagner PSA EX 5 (MC) and 850 Additional Lots in Goldin Auctions 2013 Winter Auction", "Jumbo Wagner Bidding to Start at $500,000", "ESPN: T206 Honus Wagner sells for $2.1 Million", "REA Pulls Back Curtain on Annual Blockbuster Auction: Will Include T206 Wagner", "T206 Wagner, Gehrig Jersey, Ruth Bat Part of Live Auction", "Rare baseball card tops $1 million in auction", "1909 Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $2.1 million", "Honus Wagner Card - What Makes the T206 Jumbo So Special? Just a short six months later, the card was sold to another anonymous collector for $2.8 million. The card, produced by the American Tobacco Co. between 1909 and 1911 as part of what is now known as the T206 series of baseball cards, is in extremely limited supply and has been setting price records for more than 80 years, most recently in 2016 at $3.12 million. He hit .328 for his career in 2,794 games. The bidding for the Pirates' legend's card began on July 23 and opened at $1 million. [5] These transactions have made the Wagner card the most valuable baseball card in history. The card attracted lots of media attention over its questionable authenticity, including being a feature segment on the highly rated sports documentary program, HBO Real Sports. The old record price for a T206 Wagner was $3.75 million, set in May. [35] Bill Mastro, a sports memorabilia dealer who later founded Mastro Auctions and became one of the most powerful figures in the industry, heard the news, and immediately jumped on the offer. Another PSA PR-FR-1 brought $132,000 one year later in 2005. Hughes admitted to knowing that the card had been altered when he graded it. In February 2007, Seigel sold the card privately to an anonymous collector for $2.35 million. [61] In 2013, Mastro pleaded guilty, having entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, and admitted to trimming the Honus Wagner card in the mid-1980s to increase its value. One of the world's rarest baseball cards was sold for an extraordinary price last week. The T206 Honus Wagner card is quite simply in a league of its own and a mere pipe dream for millions of collectors. Jul 22, 2021. [53][54] In February 2007, the Associated Press announced that Seigel had sold the card privately and directly to an anonymous collector from Southern California for $2.35 million (equivalent to $3.071million in 2021). [88], In April 2013, Robert Edward Auctions was scheduled to begin an auction of a T206 Honus Wagner that was once owned by actor Charlie Sheen. The card is part of collector Jefferson Burdick's gigantic collection of over 30,000 cards that he put together over his lifetime. Fun fact:this particular card was the first card that PSA ever graded. In 2010, a rare Honus Wagner was found in a box left by the brother of Sister Virginia Muller, who left all her possessions to the Baltimore-based School Sisters of Notre Dame. What is the best, fairest way to get the values of an older, 50/60 yr, card collection. Linda (ID 58011) Once proven authentic, the card is potentially worth A LOT. He refused American Tobacco Co.s request to use his image, which led to the company ceasing production of his card. 3, July/August 2008, p. 4. Courtesy SCP Auctions The damaged Wagner card sold at auction recently for $475,960. [52] On July 15, the card was sold to Brian Seigel, a collector from California, for $1.265 million (equivalent to $1.991million in 2021).
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