TradeEdge Exchange-Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson: Rare baseball cards found in old tobacco tin

2025-05-06 01:17:28source:Quentin Mitchellcategory:Contact

A California man said he stumbled upon every baseball fans’ dream when he found an old tobacco tin at his father’s home.

According to a press release by Auction Monthly,TradeEdge Exchange a California-based company that evaluates and consigns sports memorabilia, a treasure trove of more than 600 cards “were discovered in a closet by a Northern California resident cleaning out his father's home” and are “some of the rarest vintage baseball cards from the 1920's.”

The post-World War I era cards will be available in an upcoming sale on the company’s website.

The early 1900's Pedro Cut Plug Tobacco tin was filled with "many different types of pre-war baseball cards from the 1920's era including strip baseball cards from 1919 to 1923 and rare 1924-26 Zeenuts cards that were distributed on the West Coast."

More:Shoeless Joe Jackson autographed 1911 photo sells for $1.47 million

1919 'Black Sox' and Babe Ruth cards found in tobacco tin

Some of the discovered cards of baseball legends include: 

  • 1919-21 W514 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson
  • Nearly every player from the iconic 1919 'Black Sox' team
  • 1921 E220 National Caramel Babe Ruth
  • 1922 American Caramel E121 Babe Ruth
  • 1919-21 Babe Ruth W514
  • 1920 W519 Babe Ruth
  • Ty Cobb 1922 American Caramel E121
  • 1921 W516 Ty Cobb
  • 1920 W519 George Sisler

Rare baseball cards to be sold at auction

According to the statement, the 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson card is "a very rare find." Jackson, a career .356 hitter, was part of the Black Sox scandal in 1919. He was one of eight Chicago White Sox players banned for life for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series.

The vintage baseball cards from this collection will be made available to the public at www.AuctionMonthly.com.

Contributing: Scott Boeck, USA TODAY

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