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Posted By: barrysloate

I sold a Gypsy Queen California League card in 2001 for over 82K and to this day that is still the record for a 19th century card at auction. I find it shocking that in the last four years, unquestionably the greatest boom period in the history of the hobby, that mark hasn't been surpassed. Why is that? There are numerous cards- Four Base Hits Kelly, Just So Cy Young, Anson in Uniform- that would soar past that figure, yet the sale has held up all these years. 20th century cards have gone up fivefold during that period.
I know I digressed, but I think the Baltimore News Ruth will get there before the Jackson. But it's just speculation.