ENDS TONIGHT- Tue. 15th Hake's Auction #234 Only Known Mendez & More.
 

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The auction closes March 15-16 with most sports lots closing during the first session, March 15.

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In total there are 1,986 lots covering a wide range of Pop Culture collectibles and Americana.

Hake’s is excited to present five extremely rare Cuban cards from the 1922 Romeo And Julieta Cigars series, all from the legendary Richard Merkin Collection. All have been authenticated and graded by CSG- Certified Sports Guaranty.

The highlight of which is the most desirable card in the set, National Baseball Hall Of Fame Member, Jose Mendez aka the “Black Diamond.” CSG 2.5 Good+. This is the ONLY example extant of this card, a must have for any serious baseball HOF card collection.

The CSG article on this amazing card can be found at- https://www.csgcards.com/news/articl...e-mendez-card/

The other four are:
Heliodoro Hidalgo (Cuban Baseball Hall Of Fame) CSG 3 VG.
F. Espineira CSG 2 Good.
R. Ramos CSG 3 VG.
M. Santamaria CSG 2 Good.

Once again there are a selection of baseball (and other sports) pin-back buttons from the Paul Muchinsky Collection including:

1906 Chicago Cubs “Champions.”
1920 and 1922 Mrs. Sherlock’s Bread Toledo Mud Hens Complete Sets (2) With Roger Bresnahan (HOF).
1924 Chicago Evening American Cubs & White Sox Complete Set With Five Hall Of Famers.
1930 Chicago Evening American Cubs Complete Set With Five Hall Of Famers.
1934 Ward’s Sporties Complete Set With Four Hall Of Famers Including Dizzy Dean.
1947 Jackie Robinson Rookie Era Rare PM10.
1949 Joe Dimaggio Rare Single Day Special Event Button.
1956 Topps Set of 60 (Plus Factory Error) With 12 Hall Of Famers.
And more.

Other baseball highlights include:

1889 A35 Goodwin & Co. Baseball Tobacco Album With Nine Hall Of Famers.
1898 Chicago Orphans (Cubs) Vs. Philadelphia Phillies Program/Score Card With Five Hall Of Famers.
1911 Frank “Home Run” Baker (HOF) Philadelphia Athletics World’s Series Hero Real Photo Button.
1940s “Hit A Homer” Nickel Drop Trade Stimulator/Arcade Game.
Negro Leagues Multi-Signed Baseball Bat With Willie Mays And Four Other Hall Of Famers.
And more.

This auction also features over 300 comic books, most are CGC certified and include many key issues and highest graded.

There are over 500 action figures, 300 of which are vintage Star Wars, with the vast majority AFA encapsulated and graded. The rarest of the rare, when it comes to Star Wars toys, are in this auction and that includes a Boba Fett Rocket-Firing J-Slot Prototype.

Not to be missed are two key Pokémon cards-

1999 Base Set Charizard 4/102 1st Edition Holo CGC 9 Mint.
1999 Base Set Charizard 4/102 Holo Unlimited PSA Gem Mint 10.

For political item and historical artifact collectors, we have over 500 incredible lots led by the “Honus Wagner” of political campaign buttons, a 1-1/4” Cox And Roosevelt Jugate, the first offered at auction in over 40 years.

Please visit https://www.hakes.com/ to view the entire auction.

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Csg ??

Yeah, the CSG jumped out at me. A number of freshly graded card. All CSG.

I think they might be better than the alternatives, personally.
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I seem to remember all of the Richard Merkin collection coming out of Hakes is graded by CSG.

I think some of the collection is CSG, probably the most recently graded. But some of it is SGC also.

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If I remember correctly SGC stopped putting Richard Merkin Collection on the slab and CSG would do it.

I think CSG is the best choice for RyJ cards (I have some boxers). if you haven't held one they are photographs, paper-thin like Fatimas. In PSA slabs they are rattlers and the gaskets in SGC slabs are often to blame for the cards slipping under, so a holder with an internal sleeve is a very good idea. I had my Susini Speaker slabbed with CSG and I am very pleased with the results. I also think the grades on the Fatimas were fair.

RyJ
 

Adam, doesn't this look very odd versus the Boxing issues? To me these seem a bit odd and would love to find out more information about them. But a card from the 1920's, with a photo from 1910, with states from 1915 (that do not match anything that I can find)... it still feels like a mystery to me.

I would love to know how and where CSG got their information to deem these authentic and also give it a number grade.
I know the amateur baseball ones have been around, I have one, but the ones featuring the professional players are definitely “off”.
The first time these came to light was maybe 7-9 years ago, I don’t recall the exact year but we had a discussion on this board about them that became one of the longest threads of the year and was very entertaining.

Anyways, I still have my doubts on the legitimacy of the professional player cards including this Mendez that keeps me from bidding on them but it looks like it hasn’t scared everyone away, with 4 days to go on the auction and the card sits at $15k, all I can say is WOW.

Closing reminder-

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