Recently Sold PSA 2 Honus Wagner T206 Card Headed to Auction Block
The Mile High Card Company announced the Honus Wagner T206 card will appear in their fall auction
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PSA 2 Honus Wagner Sells Privately for $1.2 Million
The famous card is reportedly the first known million-dollar card sale of 2019
Read moreThe T227 Champions Set Part II: Identifying a Potential 25th Card
There are lots of great candidates for the missing 25th card in the T227 Champions set
Read moreRestored Honus Wagner T206 Fetches $420,000 … But What Does It Mean?
Could the restoration of the most famous baseball card in history spark a trend?
Read more12 Fast Facts About the Honus Wagner T206 Card
12 things every collector should know about the Honus Wagner T206 card Virtually every baseball card collector has heard of the famous Honus Wagner T206 card. But if you’re not too familiar with it, here are some fast facts about it. Dimensions: Many collectors not familiar with pre-war cards might be surprised by its relatively diminutive size. Exact measurements on
Read moreAre These 1919 Strip Cards Honus Wagner, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Hughie Jennings Issues?
At least three Hall of Famers may reside in a somewhat common strip card set A lot has changed over the years, right? Well, some things haven’t. The idea of putting pictures of baseball players onto cards is something that’s been around for a very long time as the earliest cards date to more than 150 years ago. But just
Read moreT206 Honus Wagner comes to eBay
Honus Wagner T206 cards are frequently advertised on eBay. As it is the most expensive baseball card of all time, you’ll usually see quite a mix of obvious reprints as well as cards cleverly (or often, poorly) described as cards that are possibly real. Authentic Wagners very rarely make it to the site, however. Typically, they are reserved for the
Read moreMickey Mantle 1952 Topps PSA Sells for $2.88 Million but Falls Short of T206 Wagner
The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 9 card in Heritage’s recent auction sold last week. The card, as expected, broke all kinds of records and sold for $2.88 million. It was the headliner in the auction and that amount was a record for a post-war card. In fact, it was the second highest amount a card has ever sold for
Read moreTen Ways to Help Avoid Fakes in the Vintage Card Market
In addition to which sets to collect or how to start a collection of pre-war cards, one of the most common questions I’m asked is how to avoid fakes. The best answer, really, is that knowing what’s legit and not legit is best learned with experience with certain issues. Until you get a feel for handling certain cards and seeing
Read moreThe Honus Wagner T206 card is tough to find but these Wagners are rarer
The Honus Wagner T206 card is easily the most important, and the most valuable, card in the hobby. Its legendary status has propelled it to a seven-figure card and it’s easily the most recognizable card of all time. One recently sold for more than $3 million. But while the card is rare, it’s not nearly as rare as a lot
Read moreTop Five (okay, Six) Pre-War Cards of All Time
I recently had the chance to discuss pre-war cards for an interview with the fine folks over at Collection Connections. One of the questions was an intriguing one asking for my pick for the top five pre-war cards of all time. Those sorts of things are always tricky because the answer can change given certain parameters. Top five most expensive
Read more1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 9, Meet Honus Wagner T206. Wagner, Mantle.
The Honus Wagner T206 card for my money (and just about anybody’s, really) is the most important baseball card of all time. I wrote about it in my recent article about the T206 set and with a selling price topping $3 million in 2016, is the most expensive baseball card in the world on record. That record, it seems, is being
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