It’s not easy to find one 100-year-old baseball card, but one family managed to find seven.
Card experts in Southern California verified the authenticity of seven identical Ty Cobb baseball cards that were printed between 1909 and 1911. The family, which is remaining anonymous, found the cards in a paper bag in its deceased great-grandfather’s house.
“I am not sure if any other baseball card find is more remarkable than this new discovery,” Professional Sports Authenticator president Joe Orlando said in a statement, per The Associated Press.
There were only about 15 known cards of the Detroit Tigers legend before the discovery, so the addition of seven more will affect their value. However, Orlando says the cards’ value still should exceed $1 million. Orlando also said the cards range in condition from 3.5 to 4.5 on a 1-to-10 scale — 10 being mint condition — and that’s actually high for baseball cards that old.
“This is one of the greatest discoveries in the history of our hobby,” Orlando said.
Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@JoeOrlandoPSA
