These days, Ty Cobb cards are skyrocketing. Everyone is caught up in the fascination of the astronomical climb of his green background T206 card, but really, Cobbs are basically up across the board. Here’s a fun fact. Cobb’s pre-war cards aren’t really even limited to baseball, either, in a roundabout sort of way. Here’s an interesting story of the Hall
The hobby’s latest find will appear in REA’s fall auction Back in April, I wrote about another Ty Cobb-backed tobacco card that was discovered. The cards, once extremely rare, were made slightly more common with the Lucky 7 find (and, subsequently, the find of an eighth card by the same family). Still, with only about two dozen known copies, it’s
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The 2012 “Black Swamp” collection had a substantial impact on the existing market of E98 card, watering down their value.
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So, Ty Cobb. Pretty important player, right? Yep. Cobb was not only one of the best players of his generation but one of the best players in baseball history. Even more than 100 years after his career began, Cobb is still held in high esteem as a player. But as the E120 American Caramel set proved, not even Hall of
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Ty Cobb Cards with Ty Cobb Tobacco Backs Year circa 1909-10 Size 1 5/8″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 1 The famous Ty Cobb tobacco cards with the Ty Cobb advertising back have made their way into the public eye quite a bit in recent years. But what are these
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I’ve written quite about T206 cards lately – in reality, even more than I care to. But they’ve routinely been in the news and remain a hot commodity. And when it comes to T206 cards, there’s none hotter right now than the Ty Cobb green background card. One of Four The Cobb green background card is one of four Cobb
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Wham, a homer! Wham, another homer! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! This is my general mood these days when it comes to the Ty Cobb-backed tobacco cards. To be fair, these cards are incredibly rare, despite the fact that they are starting to pop up quite a bit lately. They are, for example, still much rarer than the Honus Wagner T206
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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
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Robert Edward Auctions will have a late edition to its spring auction and, well, it’s a big one. There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the recent Ty Cobb T206 cards with the Ty Cobb back advertisement and this is another similarly rare Cobb T206 pictured here from an REA announcement. A Cobb T206 card isn’t too uncommon in itself
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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
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REA offers free appraisals of your prewar cards and collectibles. To learn more about the value of your items and the options you have if you’re interested in selling, contact them today! So, you wanna buy a Babe Ruth? Many collectors, particularly those of newer cards, look at the idea of owning a Babe Ruth card from his playing days as an
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What can the pop reports from the major grading companies tell us about the four Ty Cobb T206 cards? Quite a bit.
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