Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter rookie cards top $15.4 million REA auction

Two weeks after baseball celebrated the 50^th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s record 715^th career home run, Aaron’s trading cards are still selling for top dollar.

A 1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie PSA 9 sold for $420,000 Sunday to top the Spring Catalog Auction at Robert Edward Auctions, which generated more than $15.4 million in sales on 91,200 bids with 16 items topping six figures.

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A 1971 Topps #400 Hank Aaron PSA GEM MINT 10 (1 of 4) also topped six figures, selling for $210,000, arecord for the card.

Other highlights included:

• A 1969-1970 Topps Basketball high-grade complete set ranked No. 4 on the PSA Set Registry (8.77 GPA) that sold for $336,000.

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• A 1993 Upper Deck SP Foil #279 Derek Jeter Rookie card, one of only 21 examples graded PSA 10, for $312,000.

• The first and only known example of a 1909-1911 T206 White Border Ty Cobb Portrait Red Background (PSA GOOD+ 2.5) with a Broad Leaf 350 back $270,000.

• A pair of Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls signed game-worn Nike Air Ship sneakers worn during Jordan’s historic 1984 rookie season for $282,000.

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“What I loved about this event, aside from all of the tremendous results, was the amplified engagement and traction across so many different areas of the hobby,” REA President Brian Dwyer said. “From vintage to modern cards to game-used memorabilia, original photography and unopened boxes, our Spring Auction was a microcosm of the overall health of our industry.”

Set builders were active during the auction. In addition to the 1969-1970 Topps Basketball complete set, the auction featured other high-grade sets, including: a 1969 Topps high-grade complete set ranked No. 6 on the PSA Set Registry (8.98 GPA) that sold for $216,000; a 1962 Topps PSA-graded complete set with 32 variations for $108,000; and a high-grade 1956 Topps complete set that included an SGC NM/MT 8 Mickey Mantle for $75,000.

Other notable top-sellers included:

• A newly discovered, signed 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie (PSA GOOD 2 with MINT 9 signature) for $204,000.

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• Circa 1913 Joe Jackson Original Charles Conlon Photo (PSA/DNA Type I) $192,000.

• Circa 1920 Babe Ruth single-signed baseball (PSA/DNA NM/MT+ 8.5 with MINT 9 signature) $180,000.

• Signed 1933 R319 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig (PSA/DNA MINT 9) $180,000.

• 1986-1987 Fleer Basketball #57 Michael Jordan Rookie (PSA 10) $168,000.

• 1933 R319 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig (PSA 8) $162,000.

• 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle (PSA 5) $138,000.

• 1920 Pathe Freres Phonograph Co. Babe Ruth Premium Card (PSA VG+ 3.5) $87,000.

• 1909-1911 T206 White Border Ty Cobb Portrait Red Background (SGC NM/MT 8) $84,000.

• 1948-1949 Leaf #8 Satchel Paige Rookie Short Print (SGC NM 7) $81,000.