We think it is one of the most beautiful and mysterious pieces of serendipity in sport card collecting history; PSA announced last week that it had given a Sandy Koufax 1955 Topps rookie card a perfect grade of Gem Mint 10, only the third Gem Mint Sandy Koufax rookie in existence. To put the rarity of this card in further perspective, only fifty-eight cards have received a grade of Gem Mint 10 from PSA in the entire 1955 Topps set combined! As experts in the sports card and memorabilia industry, Just Collect has two questions: how does a card like
The hobby of collecting baseball cards evokes lots of conversation, whether it’s casual talk to full blown arguments, the one thing that is always prevalent, is the tremendous, genuine interest. One topic of conversation that invites lots of opinions is that of, what is a “pure” set? I would like to offer up another entry into the discussion of cards that feature more photography and fewer graphics in their design. Some sets that collectors define as “Pure” include the 1948 and 1949
When Willie Mays broke into the majors as centerfielder for the New York Giants in 1951, he made an immediate impact and was the named the National League's rookie of the year. However, Mays was soon drafted into the United States Army and would miss most of the 1952 and all of the 1953 seasons. As a result fans of the 'Say Hey Kid' would only be able to see their hero on baseball cards, and in
Cracker Jacks have been a part of baseball even before Jack Norworth immortalized the confection's connection to the game in the lyrics of 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' while riding the New York City subway in 1908. More than a century later, that song is ingrained in the mind of every baseball fan, and every child has reached into a box of the sweet snack to claim their prize. In 1914 and '15, that prize came in the form of
If one card has come to symbolize the sports card hobby, it's the 1952 Topps #311 card, featuring the smiling portrait of a young Mickey Mantle. In 1952, Mantle was in his first full season as the Yankees centerfielder, having just replaced the immortal Joe DiMaggio. At the time, few thought Mantle could fill the shoes of Joe D., but he would go on to slug 536 home runs and be an integral force in bringing seven World Series
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