New copy of Ty Cobb T206 card joins past Lucky Seven cards
This entry was posted on March 14, 2018
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One of the rarest cards of baseball legend Ty Cobb has a new known specimen -- and it's the eighth copy to be found in one location.
It's a 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb with a Ty Cobb back and it was found by the same family that previously discovered a stash of cards known as "The Lucky Seven" two years ago. This eighth card has been graded and authenticated by PSA this week and will remain with the family. It was found between two books from the home of a relative who owned the other cards.
“The family’s intent is to keep this latest addition as a memento,” Rick Snyder, owner of MINT State, who initially reviewed the cards before submitting each of them to PSA for authentication and grading, told PSA. “It’s a family heirloom that reminds them of an event that changed their lives forever.”
The other seven Cobbs were sold by MINT State for approximately $3 million. Those carried grades from PSA 1.5 to 4.5. This new card is a PSA 2 and is estimated to be worth $250,000, according to the company. There are just 24 known copies of this card -- eight from this one find -- making it rarer than the T206 Honus Wagner that has claimed the top spot in the record books for years.
“The color in the background is rich and striking just as it was on the first seven Cobb cards,” said PSA President Joe Orlando. “The name ‘The Lucky Seven Legacy’ was added to its PSA label so the connection to the original find was clear to the hobby, while still distinguishing it from the initial group.
“This just goes to prove that buried treasure still exists in the collectibles world, even well above sea level.”
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