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Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb card sold at auction. (credit: Heritage Auctions)

Century-Old Baseball Cards Found In Attic Fetch Over Half A Million Dollars

The 37 baseball cards featuring the likes of Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Honus Wagner fetched a combined $566,132 in brisk online and live bidding. They were expected to bring about $500,000.

2012/08/03

File photo of baseball cards. (credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Rare Baseball Card Collection Found In Attic Could Fetch Millions

Karl Kissner picked up a soot-covered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfather’s attic. Taking a look inside, he saw baseball cards bundled in twine. They were smaller than the ones he was used to seeing.

2012/07/10

Omar Vizquel / (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

This Day In Sports History – May 15

Joe DiMaggio began his historic 56 games hitting streak, Nolan Ryan pitches his first no-hitter and happy birthday Omar Vizquel, Emmitt Smith and Ray Lewis.

2012/05/15

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