|
|
Article: Baseball memorabilia.
- Article from:
- Country Living
- Article date:
- October 1, 1996
- Author:
-
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1996 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
What began for thousands of people as a childhood hobby has recently become a multimillion-dollar business. The near mania that has surrounded the growing world of baseball memorabilia, most notably collecting trading cards, has sent thousands of people scurrying to their attics in search of thin pieces of cardboard that could well be worth thousands of dollars. While few expect to find a 1910 baseball card depicting the Pittsburgh Pirate shortstop and initial Hall of Fame inductee Honus Wagner tucked away in a shoe box, the opportunity to cash in a 1952 Mickey Mantle card for more than $20,000 is not totally unrealistic.
Baseball cards were introduced to the American ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|