Mile High Card Company Fall Auction Closes to Heavy Action and Brings in Top Prices 

Castle Rock, CO – The final catalog auction of 2024 for Mile High Card Company, one of the company’s largest events with 2,250 lots, closed on Thursday, December 12th while posting some incredible prices realized. “This auction confirms that the industry is still going strong,” said MHCC President and CEO Brian Drent, “and what we have in store for 2025 will show why we are an industry-leading auction house.” Headlining this deep auction was a 1951 Bowman #305 Willie Mays PSA 8 NM-MT - Only 9 Copies Graded Higher, capturing $190,640, a 1958 Topps #62 Jim Brown PSA 8.5 NM-MT+ that saw a sale of $220,692 after very spirited bidding, a 1961 Topps #71 Jim Brown PSA 10 GEM MINT, The Only PSA 10, that was very hotly contested and closed at $151,827, as well as a 1967 Topps Baseball Master Set #4 On The PSA Set Registry with 9.007 PSA that was broken up and sold for an aggregate sum of $188,283.

Other featured items were an Exceptionally Rare 1911 Broad Leaf Cigarettes T206 Cy Young Glove Shows SGC 3 VG that sold for $29,967, 1912 Miners Extra T227 Ty Cobb SGC 1.5 FR destroying the previous record price with a sale of $8,618, 1913-15 W530 Pinkerton Ty Cobb Blank Back PSA 2 GD fetching $11,403, 1921 E121 American Caramel "Babe" Ruth SGC 4.5 VG-EX bringing down $45,370, 1921 Exhibits George H. "Babe" Ruth PSA 3 VG selling for $13,172, 1922 W573 Babe Ruth Hand Cut SGC 5 EX hammering at $11,306, 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax PSA 8 NM-MT that received strong attention before landing at $24,271, 1958 Topps #23 Bill Tuttle Yellow Name PSA 8 NM-MT, which nearly doubled the previous world-record price with a sale of $9,481, 1957 Topps #17 Bob Cousy PSA 8 NM-MT selling for $24,068, 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain PSA 8 NM-MT that changed hands for $28,778, 1961 Fleer #47 Wilt Chamberlain In Action PSA 9 MINT grabbing $19,303, 1969 Topps #25 Lew Alcindor PSA 8 NM-MT, another card with strong bidding that sold for $25,902, 1970 Topps #123 Pete Maravich PSA 9 MINT selling for $13,714, 1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan PSA 9 MINT, an industry flagship, that attained a sale of $17,508, 1958 Topps #62 Jim Brown PSA 8 NM-MT that took in $24,639, 1959 Topps #1 Johnny Unitas PSA 9 MINT selling for $16,868, 1965 Topps #122 Joe Namath PSA 8 NM-MT bringing down $40,162, and an Astoundingly Rare 1932 U.S. Caramel William McKinley SGC 3 VG Uncanceled And Unpunched, one of the most elusive non-sports cards in existence, that sold for $101,508, breaking the all-time record of $96,000, which was for an example graded SGC 5 EX.

Also pacing this auction was a seemingly endless selection of PSA Set Registry listed sets. Among the highlights were a 1957 Topps Baseball Complete Set All PSA Graded with 8.031 GPA selling for $87,784, 1958 Topps Baseball Complete Set All PSA Graded with 8.125 GPA earning $101,623, 1960 Topps Baseball Complete Set All PSA Graded with 8.077 GPA bringing in $65,380, 1962 Topps Exceptionally High-Grade Complete Master Set With Green Tint & Other Variations Completely PSA Graded with 8.126 GPA that sold for $173,820, 1963 Topps Baseball Complete Master Set All PSA Graded with an 8.092 GPA that brought down an impressive $64,028, 1968 Topps Baseball Exceptionally High Grade Master Set Completely PSA Graded #2 On PSA Set Registry with 9.35 GPA that closed at $182,511 after heavy action, 1970 Topps Baseball High Grade Complete Set with 8.773 GPA selling for $81,721, 1950 Bowman Football Complete Set Completely PSA Graded with 7.987 GPA that found a new home for $44,281, 1957 Topps Football Complete Set Completely PSA Graded with 7.789 GPA closing at $38,250, 1960 Topps Football High Grade Complete Set All PSA Graded #2 on PSA Set Registry with 8.877 GPA hauling in $29,967, 1966 Philadelphia Complete Set Completely PSA Graded with 8.075 GPA that sold for $22,012, 1964 Topps Hockey Near Complete Set (96/110) PSA Graded with 7.414 GPA that hauled in $42,769, and a Pro Football Hall of Fame Rookie Players PSA Set Registry Set With A 7.045 GPA, an amazingly comprehensive collection that was broken up and sold as individual lots for $102,718.

World-class unopened material has become a trademark of Mile High Card Company auctions and the fall event was no exception with a 1954 Bowman Football Unopened 1 Cent Wax Box BBCE Authenticated hauling in $34,155, and a 1954 Bowman Football Unopened 5 Cent Wax Box BBCE Authenticated netting $43,596 leading the way. Other notable items included an Outstanding 1915 Boston Red Sox World Champions Pitching Staff Type I Photo Underwood & Underwood Featuring Babe Ruth In Rookie Year selling for $35,864, and a 1983 Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers Campbell Conference All-Star Game Used Jersey Mears A10 fetching $40,659.

MHCC is actively seeking quality material to make our first auction in 2025 even more memorable. In addition to our auction services, MHCC is an industry leader in private treaty sales of high-profile collectibles. Please always keep us in mind regarding exceptionally high-value sports collectibles on a private sale basis. If you desire the maximum possible return for your prized sports cards and/or memorabilia, please call our office at (303) 840-2784 to speak with one of MHCC’s team of experts or visit www.milehighcardco.com.