Woman finds 139-year-old baseball card

by francisrivera | January 8, 2009 at 10:51 pm
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Baseball, America’s favorite past time. A sport equivalently loved like "football" in the UK.

Who would even think that an old woman who haven't even been to a baseball game in her whole life, would be given a chance to get a hold of one of the most important pieces in the history of baseball.

She dug into a box and pulled out a baseball card. She stopped for a moment and admired the picture. "Red Stocking B.B. Club of Cincinnati," the card read, under a sepia tone photo of 10 men with their socks pulled up to their knees. The card itself was dirty and wrinkled in a few places.

The card is actually 139 years old. It, and a handful of others like it, are considered the first baseball cards.

Sports card collectors call the find "extremely rare" and estimate the card could fetch five, or perhaps, six figures at auction.

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Paschen

Good for her. Nice post.

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francisrivera

Thanks Paschen!

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mudricky

That's a good find.

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francisrivera

It definitely is! Thanks for the comment Mudricky!

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