Filed under: Hall of Fame, MLB | Tags: Babe Ruth, baseball cards, Buck Weaver, Casey Stengel, Eddie Mathews, Eddie Plank, Ernie Banks, Heritage auctions, Honus Wagner, Joe Jackson, lou gehrig, Mickey Mantle, The Freedom Collection, Tobacco Cards, Ty Cobb, vintage baseball cards
An impressive collection of rare and high-grade key vintage baseball cards is set to hit the auction block through Heritage Auctions in September, led by a PSA 8 Ty Cobb 1911 D304 Brunners card estimated at $200,000.
The Freedom Collection as a whole is estimated to fetch more than $1.2 million for just 40 cards of Hall of Fame players and will be sold during the Dallas-based company’s Signature Sports Auction that launches on Sept. 10 and ends on Oct. 1. The seller has wished to remain anonymous.
“It absolutely ranks among the finest private collections of high-end cards in the world,” said Heritage’s Chris Ivy in a release. “Only the most iconic names in baseball history are represented, and each of the 40 cards rate among the highest graded available … It’s rare to have a single six-figure card in an entire auction, and there are several examples in this small but special collection.”
It includes “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays among the highlights. See a sampling of the cards after the jump.
Click on each image for a closer look. Descriptions of each card and auction estimates from Heritage are below.
— 1911 D304 Brunners Ty Cobb PSA NM-MT 8. (Estimated value: $200,000+)
— 1909-11 T206 Eddie Plank PSA EX-MT 6. (Estimated value: $125,000+)
— 1910 T210 Old Mill Series 8 Joe Jackson PSA Good 2. (Estimated value: $100,000+)
— 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM-MT 8. (Estimated value: $80,000-$100,000)
— 1951 Bowman Willie Mays #305 PSA Mint 9. (Estimated value: $60,000-$80,000)
— 1910 T210 Old Mill Casey Stengel PSA EX-MT 6. (Estimated value: $60,000-$80,000)
— 1916 M101-4 Sporting News Babe Ruth #151 PSA EX-MT 6. (Estimated value:$40,000-$60,000)
— 1902-11 W600 Sporting Life John “Hans” Wagner Cabinets-Uniform PSA EX 5 (MK) (Estimated value: $25,000-$35,000)
— 1952 Topps Ed Mathews #407 PSA NM-MT 8. (Estimated value: $25,000-$35,000)
— 1911 Zeenut PCL Buck Weaver SGC 88 NM/MT 8 (Estimated value: $20,000-$30,000)
— 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig #92 SGC 92 NM/MT+ 8.5 (Estimated value: $20,000-$30,000)
— 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 PSA NM 7. (Estimated value: $15,000-$25,000)
— 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb Portrait Red Background PSA NM-MT 8. (Estimated value: $15,000-$25,000)
— 1911 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets Ty Cobb #9 Checklist Back PSA EX 5. (Estimated value: $15,000-$25,000)
— 1925 Exhibits Henry L. Gehrig PSA EX+ 5.5. (Estimated value: $10,000-$15,000)
— 1954 Topps Ernie Banks #94 PSA Mint 9. (Estimated value: $10,000-$15,000)
For more on the auction, click here.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
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PSA7 Ruth Goudey?! Wow. The whole thing looks awesome.
Comment by James August 21, 2009 @ 9:24 pm