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1959 Topps Baseball set steals show in Mile High auction
Vintage cards of such baseball legends as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Shoeless Joe Jackson sold for big prices in Mile High Card Company’s Spring Auction.
But it was a 1959 Topps Baseball set that stole the show.
A 1959 Topps Master Set, ranked #5 on the PSA Set Registry with a 9.067 GPA, was broken up and sold for a cumulative total of $489,027.
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The set produced several record results, including a 1959 Topps #50 Willie Mays (PSA 9) that sold for $72,814, shattering the previous high of $22,800. A #336 Billy Loes Trade Statement (PSA 9) card, which sold for $304 in 2009, sold for a whopping $17,580. A #564 Mickey Mantle AS (PSA 9) also set a record, selling for $11,752, almost twice the previous sale.
Mile High’s Spring Auction featured more than 1,800 lots and set several records.
“The results of this auction confirm that the investment potential in our industry remains as strong as it’s ever been,” MHCC President and CEO Brian Drent said.
Other top sales include:
• A 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350/30 Cy Young Portrait Green (PSA 8, MBA Gold Diamond) for $114,402.
• 1915 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb (PSA 4, MBA 4.5 Gold Diamond): $103,765.
• A rare 1915 Boston Red Sox team photo featuring Babe Ruth in his rookie season: $94,117.
• A 1909 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson (MBA 2 GD Silver Diamond) for a record $109,518.
• A 1969 Topps Football complete set, #3 on the PSA Set Registry with a 9.478 GPA: $85,808.
Other record prices include:
• 1908-09 Rose Postcard Honus Wagner featuring the same image as the T206 card (PSA Authentic): $33,306.
• 1964 Topps Giants #2 Ken Johnson (PSA 10): $14,799
• 1964 Topps Giants #35 Dave Wickersham (PSA 10): $13,422.
• 1966 Topps #482 Cubs Rookies (J. Boccabella/D. Dowling) (PSA 9): $11,732.
• 1969 Topps Football #68 Billy Cannon (PSA 9): $7,496.
Other key sales include:
• 2024 Eminence #TCT-GRE Triple Championship Tags (1/1) Antetokounmpo/James/Tatum (PSA 10): $50,166.
• 1911 National Circulation Grover Alexander rookie card (PSA 3): $65,488.
• Babe Ruth’s personal copy of his own 1933 Goudey #149 Babe Ruth card (PSA Authentic): $18,885.
• 1910 E98 Ty Cobb Black Swamp find Red (SGC 9): $32,254.
• 1971 Topps #513 Nolan Ryan (PSA 9): $43,227.
• 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150/25 Ty Cobb Portrait Green Background (SGC 5): $28,098
• 1933 Sport Kings #2 Babe Ruth Baseball (PSA 5): $23,114.
• 1933 Goudey #160 Lou Gehrig (PSA 6): $30,979.
• Ty Cobb photo from Carl Horner (1907) that was used for the T206 card and signed to Smokey Joe Wood: $29,967.
• 1923 Christy Mathewson-signed Spalding ONL (Heydler) baseball from the Boston Braves Opening: $44,281.
• Spectacular Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig signed Reach OAL (Harridge) baseball: $29,967.
• Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig signed Reach OAL (Johnson) baseball: $20,278.
• 1902-1904 Christy Mathewson Type I Photo (PSA Authentic): $27,818.
• 1940s Babe Ruth-signed photo (PSA Encapsulated): $17,656.
Other complete sets include:
• 1956 Topps high-grade near complete Super Set, #13 on the PSA Set Registry, for $72,136.
• 1959 Fleer Ted Williams complete set with wax pack, #5 on the PSA Set Registry with a 9.12 GPA: $30,128.
• 1970 Kellogg's complete high-grade Master Set, #3 on PSA Set Registry with 10.94 GPA: $22,012.
