CGC-certified Baltimore News Orioles Card Realizes More than $28,000 in Hake's Auction

An extremely rare vintage baseball card that is certified by CGC Cards™ led all card lots in a recent Hake's Auctions sale, realizing five figures and outperforming its pre-auction estimate by thousands of dollars. The pre-war baseball card was the highlight of a wide-ranging selection of sports cards and pop culture trading cards that were available in Hake's Auction 240, which was held on March 19-20, 2024.

The top lot in the auctions was a 1910 Baltimore News Orioles Jack Dunn graded CGC 1 (Session 1, lot 578), which realized $28,556, exceeding its pre-auction estimate of $10,000 to $20,000. The card is the most important of the set, depicting manager Jack Dunn, who famously discovered arguably the most iconic baseball player ever — George Herman "Babe" Ruth. The rarity of the card cannot be overstated since this is the first known public sale of any 1910 Dunn card, and it sits alone as the only example in the CGC Cards Population Report.

1910 Baltimore News Orioles Jack Dunn graded CGC 1 Click images to enlarge.

Meanwhile, the top non-sports card lot in the auction was a Complete Set of 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 graded CGC 4 to CGC Pristine 10 (Session 2, lot 1919), which realized $6,202. The set featured inappropriate spoofs of the popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls during the 1980s. The Garbage Pail Kids series became somewhat controversial upon their release, with schools across the nation banning children from having them. The crude series of sticker cards featured an 88-card set (44 A cards and 44 B cards) and finding a high-grade complete set like this one is a rarity.

1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 #39a Buggy Betty - Glossy graded CGC Pristine 10 Click images to enlarge.

Other CGC-certified sports cards sold in this auction included:

• a 1916 M101-5 Sporting News Forrest Cady - Blank Back, No Number graded CGC 3.5 (Session 1, lot 583), which realized $14,667
• a 1910 E93 Standard Caramel Honus Wagner graded CGC 2.5 (Session 1, lot 577), which realized $8,437
• a 1910 Baltimore News Orioles "Doc" Adkins graded CGC 2.5 (Session 1, lot 579), which realized $7,066
• a 1909 E92 Dockman & Sons Honus Wagner - Throwing graded CGC 2 (Session 1, lot 576), which realized $6,749
• a 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle graded CGC 1.5 (Session 1, lot 587), which realized $6,200
• a 1956 Topps #33 Roberto Clemente - White Back graded CGC 8 (Session 1, lot 593), which realized $4,153

Other CGC-certified non-sports cards sold in this auction included:

• a Complete Set of 1959 Fleer The 3 Stooges graded CGC 1 to CGC 8 (Session 2, lot 1898), which realized $5,900
• a Complete Set of 1937 Ripley's Believe It or Not! graded CGC 1.5 to CGC 7 (Session 2, lot 1878), which realized $4,266
• a Complete Set of 1962 Topps Mars Attacks! graded CGC 1.5 to CGC 5 (Session 2, lot 1902), which realized $2,985
• a Complete Set of 1932 U.S. Caramel Presidents - Blue Background graded CGC 2 to CGC 5.5 (Session 2, lot 1870), which realized $2,857
• a Complete Set of 1933 R39 National Chicle Dare Devils graded CGC 3.5 to CGC 8 (Session 2, lot 1871), which realized $2,596
• a Complete Set of 1932 U.S. Caramel Presidents - Orange Background graded CGC 1.5 to CGC 5.5 (Session 2, lot 1869), which realized $2,535

Prices realized include buyer’s premium.