Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia


Collecting sports memorabilia is a tangible way to enjoy your passion for sports and to immortalize your favorite game or athlete. Sports enthusiasts know the excitement and personal value of owning sports memorabilia signed by a legendary athlete whom they idolize. Sports enthusiasts, who are also investors, know that the hobby of sports collecting can be profitable, especially for vintage and rare collectible items. The following lists some amazing sports relics that earned their collectors over a million dollars.

5.  The Sheffield F.C Rulebook - Sold for: $1,400,000

Soccer is, without a doubt, the most popular sport in the world, and it is no surprise that the handwritten rulebook belonging to the first ever professional team would bring in a major reward. The Sheffield F.C Rulebook was written in 1857 and is believed to be the oldest rulebook in history as many of the rules still being used today.

4. Honus Wagner Baseball Card - Sold for: $2,800,000

Surprise! The most expensive baseball card of all time is not a Babe Ruth card! The Honus Wagner card got its value due to the it’s pristine condition and the limited number printed, making it super rare and among the most coveted sports card in history.

3. Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball - Sold for: $3,000,000

Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998, and his last one made sports aficionado Todd McFarlane happy to shell out major cash for the historical ball.

2. James Naismith’s Founding Rules of Basketball - Sold for: $4,338,500

Basketball stars are some of the most recognized athletes in the world. James Naismith, known as “the father of basketball”, wrote down the rules of the game in 1891. There would be no basketball without these documents, and thus makes them one of the world’s most important pieces of sports history.

1. Babe Ruth Jersey - Sold for: $4,415,658

It should not come as a surprise that one of the most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia once belonged to Babe Ruth, highly regarded as the greatest baseball player of all-time. Yankee fan or not, Babe Ruth is baseball’s most legendary player, and his most expensive jersey, from 1920, is the oldest Babe Ruth jersey in existence.

The Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay is proud have a part in your collection, whether you collect for fun or are looking to make some money. We buy all types of sports memorabilia, including autographed cards, jerseys, balls, as well as vintage cards, magazines and programs, and sell a wide variety of sports collectibles, most of which are autographed with a certificate of authenticity. If you are just getting started, or and avid collector, be sure to check out the Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay for all your sports collecting needs!

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