Innholdsfortegnelse for February 1, 2022 i Sports Collectors Digest

Like most longtime baseball card collectors, I’ve coveted Topps cards since I was a kid. In the 1970s, a pack of Topps cards was a prize — even if your best cards did wind up bent, creased or clipped to bicycle spokes. In the 1980s, when rival brands like Fleer, Donruss and Upper Deck flooded the market, Topps was still the brand to own. I remember hoping that one day I could pass the joy of Topps baseball cards along to my kids. That day finally arrived last fall. As my teenage daughter and I became engrossed in the MLB playoffs, I began to share with her my love for baseball cards. I showed her boxes and albums of my old cards, explained their history and significance and even took…

The United States Mint opened sales for the 2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coin Program on Jan. 6, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League. The league formed in 1920 in response to African-American players being banned from baseball’s major leagues. The first organized professional league for black players paved the way for more than 2,600 African-American and Hispanic players to play professionally, including such legendary stars as Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Larry Doby, Ernie Banks and Roy Campanella. The league lasted until 1960 — 13 years after Robinson broke the major league color barrier in 1947. The U.S. Mint is producing $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins. The Jackie Robinson silver medal has the same design as the Jackie Robinson…

2021-22 PANINI NBA HOOPS BASKETBALL We finally started to see some of this season’s basketball rookie crop in their NBA uniforms on Jan. 7. The flagship and iconic Hoops Basketball will make an impact in a hobby starving for basketball releases. The product offers the first pack-issued true rookie cards of first-year players in their NBA uniforms. You can also find a wide array of inserts and parallels, including NBA 75th Anniversary cards that pay homage to the recently announced 75th Anniversary team. Look for packs jammed with inserts, including hobby-exclusive High Voltage, Highlights, HIPnotized, Jamtastic, Legends of the Ball and Prime Twine. The autograph selection is wide ranging and can be found in Hoops Hot Signatures, Hot Signatures Rookie or Rookie Ink format. There are also red parallels that…

NOTE: If you have a show listing, follow the style below and send to jowens@aimmedia.com. ALABAMA Jan 22 AL, Gadsden. Cloudy Sky Entertainment Presents: Champion City Sport Card + Memorabilia Trade show, 201 George Wallace Dr Gadsden, AL 35903. SH: 9:30am-2:30pm. T: 100+ ($60 Wall; $50 for center, includes catered lunch + raffle. A: $3 + raffle. Contact: Jason Fuller 256-553-1824, Cloudyskyent@gmail.com March 5 AL, Montgomery. The Flip Sports Card & Collectibles Trade Show at Alcazar Shriners, 555 Eastern Blvd Montgomery, AL 36117. SH: 9am-4pm or later. T: 100 ($60-90). A: $5. Contact: Daniel Steelman TheFlipTrade-Show@Gmail.com ARKANSAS Feb 11-12 AR, Springdale. GG2 Sports Cards Show, Northwest Arkansas Convention Center, 1420 S. 48th Street, Springdale, AR. SH: Fri: 10am-6pm; Sat: 9am-5pm. T: 175. A: $5. Contact: Matt Canaday gg2sportscards@gmail.com April 15-16…

Hard to believe it’s been two decades since Tom Brady burst onto the international sports scene. It was February 2002 when he calmly led New England on a memorable drive that resulted in a last-minute Super Bowl win. In the process, he became the youngest QB to win a Super Bowl. As we’ve witnessed over the past 20 years, he was just getting started. By adding six additional Super Bowl rings to his collection, he has secured his place as a hobby hero. This issue’s Top 10 chart reflects Brady’s ever-soaring popularity: He takes up the top two spots. The item at No. 1 is no surprise: a 2000 Playoff Contenders autographed Brady Rookie Ticket card. At No. 2 is one we don’t see quite as often in our Top…

2021 was a historic year for sports collectibles, and no company proved that more than Heritage Auctions, which topped $1.4 billion in sales. Buoyed by another banner year for sports collectibles, the 45-year-old, Dallas-based auction house topped $1 billion in sales for the first time. Heritage set numerous auction world records in 2021, including the most valuable Michael Jordan jersey and the top-selling hockey trading card. It also set records for the most valuable comic book, J.C. Leyendecker painting, video game, Peanuts artwork and Harry Potter book. “Heritage is built by collectors and for collectors,” says Heritage Auctions CEO and co-founder Steve Ivy. “Even when we are talking about serious money, the passionate pursuit of a collector is still a pursuit of fun, and we will never forget this. Our…

1. $95,101 on 95 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (BGS 9, 10 auto) 2. $75,000 on 54 bids: 2002 Topps Finest Tom Brady Xfractor, #16/20 (BGS 9.5) 3. $70,100 on 98 bids: 2018-19 Panini Prizm Luka Doncic Blue Ice, #25/99 (PSA 10) 4. $63,432 on 68 bids: 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente (PSA 8) 5. $52,625 on 58 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 3) T6. $49,800 on 111 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (BGS 9.5) T6. $49,800 on 53 bids: 2003-04 Topps Chrome LeBron James Xfractor, #201/220 (PSA 8.5) T8. $45,100 on 52 bids: 2020 Panini National Treasures Justin Herbert, #92/99, auto patch (BGS 9) T8. $45,100 on 67 bids: 2020 Panini Contenders Justin Herbert Cracked Ice, #16/22, auto (PSA 10) 10. $45,000 on 47 bids:…

Topps has been the leading manufacturer of baseball cards for more than 70 years, beginning with a 52-card set of game cards in 1951 followed by its first annual series in 1952. Throughout the years, Topps has been the standard bearer for sports cards, venturing into football and basketball cards and producing some of the most valuable baseball cards and sets of all time. Here is a look at some of Topps’ most popular and most valuable baseball sets of the past seven decades. 1952 Set the standard for modern baseball cards, with the ’52 Mantle becoming one of the most valuable cards of all time. KEY ROOKIES Eddie Mathews #407 Hoyt Wilhem #392 Minnie Minoso #195 MOST VALUABLE CARDS Mickey Mantle #311 Jackie Robinson #312 Willie Mays #261 1953…

With All Elite Wrestling gaining steam and giving WWE its first real competition since the Attitude Era of the 1990s, Upper Deck has launched its first series of AEW trading cards. The highly anticipated release is the latest in Upper Deck’s growing portfolio and offers wrestling fans and collectors of wrestling memorabilia an alternative to Topps’ WWE brand. AEW has become the nation’s fastest growing wrestling organization thanks in large part to such former WWE stars as Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan in WWE), John Moxley and wrestling legends like Sting and Kenny Omega. All are featured in Upper Deck’s first AEW series, along with new stars The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), AEW World Champion Hangman Page, AEW Women’s World Champion Dr. Britt Baker, former…