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1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb card tops REA auction
While baseball sluggers Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle continue to dominate the hobby, Ty Cobb, the king of the Deadball Era, holds his own among vintage trading cards.
A 1915 E145 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb (PSA 6) card topped the May Auction at REA, selling for $55,200, the highest sale of the iconic card in a PSA 6 grade.
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Another record-setting card in the auction was a 1909 E92 Dockman & Sons Honus Wagner Batting card (PSA GOOD 2) that sold for $8,700, a record for the card in that grade.
Other notable results included:
• 1952 Topps #261 Willie Mays (SGC 5) $10,500.
• 1909-1911 T206 White Border Ty Cobb Portrait Green Background (PSA GOOD 2) $8,700.
• 1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson High Number (PSA 3) $8,400.
• 1911 T205 Gold Border Ty Cobb (SGC 3) Polar Bear Back $8,100.
• 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie (PSA FAIR 1.5) $8,100.
• 1933 R319 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth (SGC FAIR 1.5) $7,200.
• 1965 Topps Football #122 Joe Namath Rookie (PSA 5) “Butterfly” Variation $5,400.
“This event really substantiated the incredibly strong and continuously growing interest in the vintage card market,” REA President Brian Dwyer said. “We’re not only seeing tremendous results and engagement among all of the experienced collectors that have worked with REA for years, but we’re seeing a lot of new collectors enter the space.”
REA’s next event will be its June Monthly Auction June 12-22
