When Dr. Thomas Newman passed away in January of this year, he left his family one of the most valuable sports card collections ever known. One card the late Doctor owned may very well break the record for most expensive card EVER. Take a look at what's about to hit the market.
Dr. Thomas Newman was a neurologist by day, and sports card collector by night. For over 40 years, Dr. Newman collected cards, and even traveled every Summer to the National show. After passing away in January at the age of 73, the doctor left his family his collection of cards - and what a collection it is. The total value is estimated to be worth 20 MILLION dollars. There's even a chance that one card of Dr. Newman's may set a new record as most expensive card of all-time.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE CARD OF ALL-TIME
We recently told you that the record for most expensive card sale has been broken FIVE times in the last year or so. Currently, the record is a tie between two cards with a price tag of 5.2 million dollars.
- 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 9 sold on January 14th, 2021 to actor Rob Gough for 5.2 million dollars.
- 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Rookie Patch Autograph sold on April 25th, 2021 for 5.2 million dollars.
We speculated that a PSA 10 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle could be the next card to top the record for highest sales price; there are just three known copies. If a PSA 9 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card sold for 5.2 million dollars, a PSA 10 would crush it. Before any of the three PSA 10 Mantles surfaced, a different card has emerged to be the next record breaker. Say hello to Dr. Thomas Newman's PSA 9 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth!
WILL THE BABE BREAK THE RECORD?
A PSA 9 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth card #53. The 1933 Goudey set has four different Babe Ruth cards. Card number 53 with the yellow background is the most elusive of the Ruth cards.
If you're not familiar with card grading , the leader in the industry is PSA. Grading on a sale from 1 to 10, the PSA population report shows us that no 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards were ever given a grad of 10. There is just ONE copy ever given a grad of 9; you're looking at it.
There is a lot of industry buzz indicating this Babe Ruth card will top the Mickey Mantle and LeBron James rookies for most expensive card ever. Wish we were able to go on a few of those Summer trips with the doc; could you imagine?
OTHER RARE CARDS
Dr. Thomas Newman collected for 40 years; he has more than just one card! According to our friends at Sports Collectors Daily , also in the collection is
- PSA 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie
- PSA 61916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie
- PSA 10 2003 Topps Chrome Refactor LeBron James rookie
- PSA 10 2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady rookie
- 1996 Topps Draft Redemption Kobe Bryant rookie
- Sealed 1945-85 Star Company Chicago Bulls set with Michael Jordan rookie
THE AUCTION
Memory Lane will have the Dr.'s massive collection available HERE. The auction closes July 10th. Check out the site and look at some of the other super rare cards about to hit the market.
WE ARE ALWAYS BUYING
Just Collect is always buying vintage sports and non-sports cards from 1879 to 1979 as well as select modern cards. We recently bought a graded card collection that was filled with rookie cards just like the Dr.'s of Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, and even Hulk Hogan that you can see here.
If you have a collection that you are considering selling, contact me today to discuss or get our industry-leading purchase offer. If you have a collection that you want appraised, please contact us and I would be happy to discuss your collection and help you understand the real cash value of your collection in the current marketplace. Check out the Just Collect buy list blog here.
OUR BUYING PHILOSPHY
I've run into a wide range of people and collections over the last 25 years. Although Just Collect is known for buying vintage sports cards and especially vintage baseball cards, I am also extremely interested in buying non-sports cards, too!
Every collection and every collector is different and I treat EVERY collection with the respect and attention that we show for our own collections. I understand that many have put their heart and souls into building their collections. So when you're ready to sell, I understand the feelings that you're going through and will work with you to help you reach a decision that is a WIN/WIN, because if you're not happy, I'm not happy.
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