Innholdsfortegnelse for January 17, 2020 i Sports Collectors Digest

Those visiting SportsCollectors-Digest.com will be treated to a new look as our website has undergone a major reconstruction in an effort to become more user friendly. The Latest News tops it off followed by the Sports Collectors Digest Bullpen, Collecting 101, Cards, Memorabilia, Artwork, Auctions and Autographs. Our popular Show Calendar is prominently listed in several places, along with the Auction Calendar. We transported more than 5,000 articles from the old site to the new, including the old Tuff Stuff price guides that remain popular despite their status as outdated. Many continue to use them as checklists. This can be found under Price Guides in the Bullpen. Also in the Bullpen is All Things Mickey Mantle. Any previous post that mentions Mantle will be included. Show Calendar and a Subscription…

1. $30,000: 2018 Panini National Treasures Lamar Jackson, #6/10, auto patch (PSA 10) 2. $22,655: 1996-97 Upper Deck SPx Michael Jordan Holoview Die-Cut, auto (PSA 9) 3. $21,999: 1999 Fleer Brilliants Ken Griffey Jr. 24 KT Gold, #19/24 (PSA 10) 4. $18,900: 2013 Bowman Chrome Carlos Correa Red Refractor, #1/5, auto (PSA 10) 5. $18,800: 1953 Topps Mickey Mantle (SGC 8) 6. $17,300: 1963 Topps Pete Rose (SGC 9) 7. $16,111: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Xfractor, #225, auto (BGS 9.5) 8. $16,100: 2018 National Treasures Lamar Jackson Midnight #15/20, auto patch (ungraded). 9. $15,152: 2007-08 Upper Deck SP Kevin Durant Rookie Threads Gold, #/50, auto (BGS 10) 10. $13,506: 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Luka Doncic, #24/49 (BGS 9)…

Like a delicious helping of homemade gumbo, professional football in 1970, both on and off the field, contributed its fair share of the expected and some surprises—a little extra kick here and there. At the top of the “Expected” list, stars with surnames such as Brodie, Tarkenton, Eller, Namath, Unitas, Butkus and a second-year player named Simpson, among others, made their marks. Also, 1970 featured the first year of the NFL-AFL merger, where now the former rival leagues played under the same structure, divided up into the National and American Football Conferences. In January 1970, at New Orleans’ Tulane Stadium, where patrons likely consumed some gumbo, the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs surprised many by beating the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV to even the championship game victories between the…

2019 PANINI CONTENDERS FOOTBALL The main selling point is the return of the iconic Rookie Ticket, featuring all the top rookies in the NFL. The Rookie Ticket RPS is one of the most sought-after cards of the year, bringing a vibrant design with bold on-card autographs of all the top rookies. The Rookie Clear Ticket RPS is printed on clear acetate and includes on-card autos of the top rookies. Find the top players in the NFL in Veteran Ticket Autographs, featuring the likes of Patrick Mahomes II, Baker Mayfield, Ezekiel Elliott, Ben Roethlisberger and Andrew Luck, among many more. Look for the 14k gold 1/1 Golden Tickets of the top veterans and rookies, and the Silver Tickets (limited to only two copies), MVP Contenders Autographs and Rookie of the Year…

A Baltimore Orioles jersey from 1902 and a hand-written letter from Muhammad Ali regarding the Chappaquiddick incident involving Sen. Ted Kennedy are among the headlining items up for auction by Grey Flannel Auctions. Grey Flannel Auctions, known for its vintage game-used jerseys and high-end autographs, is auctioning an “exceedingly rare” game-used jersey, the earliest professional baseball jersey the auction house has handled in its 30 years of business. The 1902 Baltimore Orioles, no relation to the current team, was founded in 1901 and is the franchise that ultimately became the New York Yankees. The team was purchased by Frank Farrell and William Devery and relocated to New York after the ’02 season. The jersey, Lot #1, is accompanied by a Photo-Match.com letter of authenticity grading the jersey a near perfect…

The Dead Man delivered, as expected. And so did many other stars appearing at the annual Chicago Sports Spectacular in November at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. WWE superstar Mark William Calaway, best known by his ring name The Undertaker and long nicknamed The Dead Man, was one of the most popular, most sought-after signatures and photo-ops at the star-studded, three-day show that also featured Magic Johnson, Jim Brown, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jon “Bones” Jones, Mike Singletary, Brian Urlacher, Reggie Jackson, Dick Butkus, Ryne Sandberg, Lou Brock, and a host of former Chicago White Sox stars, particularly from the team’s 2005 World Series title. “The show went very, very well,” said Rhonda Adelstein, who runs the show with her husband Mitch. “We had tremendous crowds, especially on…

CALIFORNIA Jan 4 CA, Sacramento. Sports Cards & Collectibles Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5321 Date Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841. SH: 9am-4pm, T:40, A: Free. Contact: Steve Westerson - PH: 916-704-3865; Email: sacramentosportscardshows@gmail.com. CONNECTICUT Dec 28 CT, Trumbull. Trumbull Cards Show, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 20+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com Jan 12 CT, Orange. Orange Collectible Show, American Legion Post 127, 630 Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06471. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 30+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com Jan 25 CT, Trumbull. Trumbull Cards Show, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 20+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email:…

JANUARY 3: 2019 Panini Contenders Football 3: 2019-20 Panini Contenders Basketball 8: 2020 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition Baseball 15: 2019-20 Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey 15: 2019 Panini Limited Football 17: 2019-20 Panini Revolution Basketball 22: 2019-20 Panini Crown Royale Basketball 22: 2019 Panini One Football 22: 2019-20 SP Game Used Hockey 22: 2019-20 Topps Chrome Bundesliga Soccer 24: 2020 Leaf Lumber Kings Baseball 29: 2019-20 Donruss Optic Basketball 29: 2019-20 Panini Obsidian Soccer 29: 2019-20 Upper Deck NFL Star Rookies Box Set Hockey 31: 2019 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball FEBRUARY 5: 2020 Donruss Racing NASCAR 5: 2019 Panini Plates & Patches 5: 2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball 5: 2019-20 Upper Deck Allure Hockey 12: 2019 Panini Select Football 12: 2020 Topps Tribute Baseball 15: 2020 Upper Deck…

LAMAR’S ARRIVAL — As an NFL quarterback, the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson arrived as a bona fide stud during the 2019 season, getting more and more productive with every game. He also appears to have arrived in the collectibles hobby. In mid-December, a limited-edition Jackson autographed patch card from Panini’s 2018 National Treasures set sold for $30,000 on 103 bids, putting it atop our chart of top-selling online auction listings. Jackson’s emergence isn’t all that surprising. As a college sophomore at Louisville in 2016, he won the Heisman Trophy, accounting for 51 touchdowns—throwing for 30 and running for 21 more. He’s the youngest player to win the coveted award; he was only 19 years and 337 days old at the time—five days younger than Jameis Winston when he won the…

Reader shares his Top 10 baseball cards I really enjoyed Barry Blair’s article about his Top 10 baseball players and their cards. It made me come up with my Top 10 list. I grew up in Seattle, Wash. I was born in 1947. My father was a big sports fan and he passed on his love of baseball to my brother and me. My favorite player all through my collecting days was Andy Pafko. To this day I cannot say why I picked him. It might have been that his No. 1 card in the 1952 Topps set was the first card in the first set that I ever collected. On my 50th birthday my best friend John got in touch with Mr. Pafko and he sent me a nice…