Antiques Roadshow Featured Her Father's 1948-49 Leaf Baseball Cards Found In A Cigar Box!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Would you sell or hold?

[@buttertart2022]

Hold the best one, sell the mid ones and put the worst ones in a cigar box under my sweaters.

[@warrendinCLE]

Id grade them all. eep the best of each card. Then sell off the rest

[@warrendinCLE]

Why can't I get this darn lucky???!!! 🤯

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@buttertart2022 lol

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@warrendinCLE me too

[@dk_kardboard]

Nice coverage. I watch antique roadshow occasionally and whenever baseball cards come up I get so excited 😂

[@sammyhill93]

Like most have said- grade all, keep the best copy of each, and sell the rest. I’d love to see a follow-up video if you’re able to obtain more details in the future. Thanks, Mike!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Deal!

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

that's what I would do too .

[@goldennuggetofwisdom5068]

Three beautiful Jackie Robinson rookies were just pulled out of nowhere and added to the hobby!! What a great day for collectors👍

[@williamnorona450]

What a wild collection of treasure she found!!!!! That would be the best sgc or PSA return ever!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yes!

[@WinningScore-e6z]

How amazing was that! Such a fantastic discovery!

[@timelesscardboard]

Always love lost cards to the hobby are found! Gives collectors hope!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Absolutely!!

[@ACD1994]

The only thing I find, is the junk wax cards that I forgot I still have. Lol

[@shawn180]

I saw this episode the other day…. This was so undervalued. He had no idea what he was really looking at!!

[@markhoyle2275]

What a great closet find. I know Simeon . He’s the pop culture / sports memorabilia appraiser for the show. Spent some time with him in Cooperstown last yr. Will probably see him in a few weeks. He has some great stories on the numerous pieces that have beefed brought to him.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Very cool!

[@Luciddreamer007]

Yea - he’s a great appraiser & and very passionate about old stuff

[@johnsmanycollections4662]

I remember finding John's 49 Jackie randomly thrown on top of a box of Topps baseball Desert Shield cards in his garage. I just assumed it was a fake because it just didn't belong in that box. Graded a PSA 1 and sold for just under $5K. I love that set.

[@JunkWaxHero]

That’s so amazing

[@madcitybrew]

Dang before cable, the internet and utube I watched PBS Antique Roadshow all the time, it’s where I would see a lot of old time collectibles like sports cards, pictures and uniforms that I never knew existed.

[@benjaminsmith6063]

Love the Antiques Roadshiw , they have baseball cards / sports memorabilia pretty regularly. Condition is amazing on these cards. Should grade really well . Personally, i think they were low or their estimate of 150K . A couple of the Jackie Robinsons look like solid PSA 5-6 .

[@tonyrandall9761]

Thanks for sharing Bud,what a find💯🎯🤘

[@tubenachos]

I saw that episode and was absolutely drooling 🤤 😂

[@jamesy4003]

Great finds - I watch Antiques Road Show often, I missed this episode. All my collectibles will end up at the flea market or a giant yard sale - I’m now sure if it

[@johnfroio4910]

This is a great attic find! Amazing cards!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks so much!

[@Collector.Not.Hoarder]

I own the Leaf Lou Boudreau and the copyright on it says 1948….and I did my first video on an unboxing reveal of the Leaf Satchel Paige, which has a copyright of 1949 (you may enjoy the video). I believe they may have been produced and distributed throught ‘48 and ‘49. Thanks for doing these videos, Mike. I really enjoy them!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks!

[@richardbianco9674]

I really wish when antiques roadshow does these spots, that they'd mention the prices being for graded. And to actually get them graded for both value and authentication.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yeah me too

[@yodaskywalker2331]

Love these attic finds This one is sweet. I would never go antiques roadshow though. Lol

[@JunkWaxHero]

Me neither

[@commentingcollector]

Speaking of PBS Shows- This Old House, would be an excellent sponsor candidate for Attic Find Fridays. Bob Villa says, "let's go up to the attic to see what Norm is working on." Norm say's "I just found a trunk full of old baseball cards." Bob says, "turn off the camera and let's get that trunk loaded up into my van- pronto before the owners return home". Mike, it's late getting a little goofy- thanks for sharing and Good Collecting👍👍💗💗

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol thanks Rob. My dad would be so happy to have Bob Vila sponsoring me.

[@ACollectorsDream]

Selling some and keeping the best. Great video

[@JunkWaxHero]

I think me too

[@johnbaumgardner8325]

Missing out on Antiques Roadshow check it out, lots of cool finds.

[@DOPECARDS]

Omg when i was looking at the cards on the board, it was the same feeling looking down from a high place, nooo

[@darrylsebastian3004]

Thanks Mike. Great episode

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks for watching!

[@haroldmetzger3534]

He is an appraiser, yes he estimating based on raw condition, the way it was done for years. Too many people new to the hobby are beholding to a grading process that is flawed, inconsistent and possibly fraudulent. Value should be what you are willing to pay, grading is ruining this hobby, taking it from collectors and turning it too investers. You will soon be complaining about the 1 percent.

[@frankhpuser5478]

Wow I wonder if any of the other cards were short prints of Satchel Paige, Bob Feller, Larry Doby???

[@MrJmangini]

Do you know for sure the leaf were produced in 48? Were they produced in November or December? Because all the wringing on the back gives full summaries of the 48 season so could not have been produced during the season.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yeah fair… I’m actually not sure, you’re right

[@JunkWaxHero]

The copyright dates on some are 1948 and that’s what I was thinking

[@MrJmangini]

@@JunkWaxHero the year seems to still be a mystery. It’s possible they were distributed after the season but doesn’t make sense they would distribute them at the same time as the football cards during football season. My best guess is they have to be 1949.

[@kenrogers2179]

Antiques Roadshow keeps a free(at least it used to be free...) archive online... There are LOTS of great sports segments involving cards, balls and uniforms... some future attic find Fridays in there...

[@JunkWaxHero]

I thought the same thing!

[@Johndeplume.]

I'm going to be pedantic here, and call this version the 'Antiques Roadshow (US)' - even if the show itself doesn't make the distinction. The 'Antiques Roadshow' has been going since the late 1970s, and is a British institution. The American version aired about 20 years later. My preference is for the original, but I will enthusiastically watch the US version too - great to see the contrasting items that are brought to both versions of the show, from different sides of the 'pond'. It's a great find! I like how they bring in actual experts from established auction houses (or well-established independent appraisers), rather than the likes of 'experts' such as Steve Grad, John Reznikoff, et al. - who have appeared as 'experts' for Pawn Shops.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Good info! Thanks John

[@arresthillary9502]

i have stashed a bunch of junk wax cards in the walls of my house. in a 100 years when it is torn down someone will find them. I will leave a photo of you, Mike, in the box-lol

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol thanks

[@buschleaguers75]

well just from the video you showed. they all look to be in pretty good condition. as long as there is no creasing or corner dings. the majority of those are easily 4s to 6's wiht a couple of possible higher. they all looked pretty good. looked like a coupe of the ruth's had a crease in them. but of course those cards are all going to get graded.

[@Luciddreamer007]

Man ….. she had no clue ! My dad - born in 1929 - talked of his valuable baseball card collection & we should “ask Nana” where she keeps them. She claimed she forgot what happened to them. One sunny day in St. Louis in the early 80s. I’m sitting on my grandparents porch and a kid rides by on a bicycle with some cards in his spokes…. He yells out at me tell your grandmother thanks for the cards.!!! !!!!!!! Nannnnnna !!!! Rats 🐀 P S - keep them all in the family !!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Ohhh nooooo

[@anthonylong5870]

Please for the love of god tell me this is a joke and that story is made up

[@jpcards]

Like many here, I'd keep one of each and sell the rest, but I'd sell them over a few years, not all at once, since there's potentially a decent little income stream there. I definitely would stagger two Jackie Robinsons: it ranges $12K-$15K in PSA VG / VG-EX (current VCP average), which those looked to be at least at first glance and kind of backs up Lipman's valuation.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yeah that’s the 4-4.5 I mentioned. Good stuff.

[@NuthinFancyCollectibles]

I would keep one of each and sell the rest. The questions I would have to answer is : 1 - Would I keep the best or the worst copy of each? 2 - Would I grade any of them or all of them? 3 - Would I consider one of the variations as a different card and keep it as well? Decisions, decisions! 🤔

[@JunkWaxHero]

Good questions!

[@35auburn]

February appears to be the month of cigar box finds. Gotbaseballcards in Georgia, also recently shared a cigar box of vintage cards a lady found in a closet.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks for the heads up on that one!

[@curatorofcardboard]

Another great video, (Shocked you hadn't watched Antiques Roadshow - Classic) His values are "Insurance Estimates". So he isn't looking at the grade or sale value. Oh and since I want this set, I would HOLD

[@JunkWaxHero]

Do you have any?

[@curatorofcardboard]

@@JunkWaxHero I do not unfortunately. It’s on my 2024 target list though

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@curatorofcardboard good luck!

[@darrelld7152]

I watched this the other night and condition of these looked really impressive.

[@mikecolangelo0124]

I got a set from 93 and also factory sealed don Russ 92 cards

[@tricountyboxing2061]

Still waiting to be on the show

[@LarryDickmann]

Why is the Wagner card so expensive now? I got one in a PSA 3 for a 100 bucks a few years ago . Now sellers are asking a Zillion dollars for it.

[@AlanBundy-r5m]

Yea, I saw that episode with the cards floating like that I almost threw up

[@catfishapperson5250]

Seeing how the antiques roadshow had no idea how to properly protect those cards for display was pretty embarrassing. Placing a magnet on top of cards of that caliber without protection was horrible. And the gentleman not explaining grading to the lady. I would never support antiques roadshow after seeing this.

[@collextoys]

he is probably using a historic sports card guide for pricing.

[@CoachBWildcatFan]

I would grade. Keep 1 of each and sell the rest.

[@JunkWaxHero]

I think me too

[@geneguidone6085]

I would keep them all

[@ASMRPeople]

We know pbs produced this content for a general audience. If memory lane handled this situation the same then a video from sports card radio would be in order. Still it's fair given the appraiser didn't pronounce Musial correct does make him suspect. The pronounciation of Honus was likely established by the card community because regardless of how great of a player he wss his legecy became cemented in 1909 regardless of how as it happened his card was inserted into tobacco at an extremely low rate.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yeah he’s far from the only one who pronounces those names wrong

[@TalkingBallCards]

Hahahaha the presentation did leave a bit to be desired! Awesome story my friend!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jdicke1017]

Yeah the best part apart from the cards themselves is the appraiser making sure we know those are not tacks. He knows the vintage collector outrage complex is real

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yes!

[@michaelkrawczyk6715]

I appreciate your chuckles Mike, I love pedantic observations, poorly researched pronunciation is not just a "you thing" Mike...it hurts the collective ears of collectors and all humans of a certain age...

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks Michael 😊

[@BarneyPelty-k7r]

SCD reporting that these cards will be auctioned. IMHO by an auction house not equipped to sell sports collectibles. Let’s hope they are slabbed by PSA prior to auction. I would bet one of the more prominent auction houses makes a deal to secure this find.

[@chunter3882]

With all these Vintage cards being found this has to drive down the price on these cards. They are not as rare as we think. There are more cards out there,singles, packs, boxes and cases.

[@UnionWireman292]

It will not make a dent in the price of these iconic cards whatsoever.... Many people (myself included) wish they would get cheaper lol, but that will not happen.

[@johnstewart2794]

Everything she said was in the past tense… he was .. he had, plus she is digging around his closet… makes me think about he has passed away

[@JunkWaxHero]

Probably right

[@anthonylong5870]

Those Ruth's in the condition they seem to be are at least $5,000+ each I would say they are at least PSA 3's and probably higher. This guys estimates where very low imo

[@markstein1916]

You are just like me. Why would they put heavy magnets directly on top of raw cards? At least protect them in toploaders, for God's sake. And the "Musual" thing irks me every time. Much like people who say "Nuke-ular" instead of nuclear and Bill "Bellicheck" instead of Belichick. Never understood why this is so difficult. Love your videos and approach to collecting.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@markstein1916 thank you!

[@scottleppard288]

Like you said, I hope antique roadshow did cut vital information out of the filming for time purposes. I don't think they did. See, I believe if this antique roadshow had any knowledge of sports trading cards, especially, these, they wouldn't have been displayed on a felt board held with magnets. I saw that and cringed. Great vid though, nicely done!

[@thatseventiescardshow8320]

Keep in mind that the average view of that program gives zero fornications about deep diving into sports cards. I reckon it's the dollars quoted that hits the sweet spot, regardless if it's a Ming vase or a Ya Ming rookie. Most non-sports carbon-based forms also don't know Warren Spahn from Jessica Hahn. They need to trim down into tidy segments and move onto the next cedar chest segment. My work here is down. Cheers.

[@JunkWaxHero]

“Zero fornications” lol

[@ObsessedCollector]

Keep 1 of each, sell rest

[@in2rock275]

You have to understand that the show is trying to appeal to as many viewers as possible. How many are actually card collectors is anyone's guess. That being said, the casual viewer is not going to understand terms such as variations, PSA, SGC, graded, etc. Therefore he's using terms that most of the audience would understand. If he were to start discussing details and terms of endearment to us card collectors, they could probably turn the 8-10 segment into 30 minutes or more.

[@Mikeygee99]

He probably used the “book” value, lol

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yep lol

[@Matt_237]

I'd keep the highest rated Jackie and sell everything else.

[@spencerbali9225]

The show is not going to geek out on values and go into detail in front of the vast audience. Time restraints and not losing viewers over boredom is more important.

[@whynotpostit1]

Please cut down on the preamble in future videos. Get to the point, and stop vocalizing pauses. Your videos will be significantly better.

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol 45 seconds before I got to the topic? You must hate sponsored channels. Maybe Shorts are more your thing?

[@kevinhanks6854]

Those prices he was giving her was for graded cards so he was giving her false information

[@johnstewart2794]

Hey buddy… they are English… and probably pretty arrogant about how they are “handling “ said cards… if Cimmion had any ethics, he would’ve done more investigating on the cards and how they would be stored in separate card holders … just saying

[@JunkWaxHero]

They’re both American

[@threeg6966]

We love your videos. But, please show more of the cards, and less of you. Thanks for posting the videos.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks. There were 3 cards and I showed them for extended periods of time.

[@mylil22]

Bro, you are boring….. monotone… and why are you whispering???

[@victorfrankenstein50202]

Absolutely have them all graded (most likely by SGC), and sell them for top value. She’s obviously not a sports card collector, so it would benefit her and her family most by converting them to cash, and putting that cash into an IRA, or real estate, or maybe Gold, to protect the value for her future (or her children’s future). That’s my take on this monumental find.

[@philippotter1610]

ching ching!!!

[@davidhartung1335]

How about one card found under some built in cabinets of a historical home a 1946 tops spinner contest giveaway cutout card featuring Joe DiMaggio what a beautiful looking card with white and negro segregation laws on the back 😮

[@JunkWaxHero]

I don’t see this story anywhere. Can you email me a link?

[@JamesBond-bo5bd]

Sell most.keep one of each.The best one condition wise for each card.Then take a nice vacation.the best to all.🏟️🧢🥎💲⚾🎉🥳

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yeah I think I’d do the same