Vintage — Cardboard Police

August 12, 2026

A Restored T206 Wagner Sold for $1,337,263 — the Record for a CGC-Certified Card

A T206 Honus Wagner that was cut apart, lost most of its original card, and later rebuilt with donor material just sold for $1,337,263. It is the highest price ever paid for a CGC-certified sports card — and reading that sentence precisely matters, b...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Grading Vintage Million Dollar Cards

CASE #0241 Informational

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August 12, 2026

Card of the Day: 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson RC

One. PSA has graded 11,749 copies of the 1969 Topps Reggie Jackson rookie and certified exactly one at GEM-MT 10. Not ten. Not three. One — a gem rate of eight thousandths of one percent. The card pictured above is that card: cert 40290461, the only ...

Card of the Day Baseball Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0240 Misdemeanor

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August 10, 2026

Card of the Day: 1974 Topps #456 Dave Winfield RC

Ten. PSA has graded 10,094 copies of the 1974 Topps Dave Winfield rookie and certified exactly ten at GEM-MT 10 — a gem rate of one tenth of one percent. The card pictured above is one of them: cert 31074823, a GEM-MT 10, one of the ten perfect examp...

Card of the Day Baseball Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0237 Misdemeanor

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August 10, 2026

Card of the Day: 1975 Topps #223 Robin Yount RC

Six. Out of 14,175 copies PSA has graded, six 1975 Topps Robin Yount rookie cards have come back GEM-MT 10. That is a gem rate of four one-hundredths of a percent, and it is the entire story of this card. Yount was nineteen years old and already the...

Card of the Day Baseball Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0234 Misdemeanor

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August 08, 2026

Card of the Day: 1970 Topps #90 O.J. Simpson RC

PSA has graded 5,848 copies of the 1970 Topps #90 O.J. Simpson rookie card. Exactly one of them is a GEM-MT 10. Not one percent. One card. The Card Card #90 in the 1970 Topps football set is Simpson's rookie card, showing him in Buffalo Bills blue...

Card of the Day Football Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0231 Misdemeanor

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August 07, 2026

Card of the Day: 1966 Topps #35 Bobby Orr RC

PSA has graded 1,243 copies of Bobby Orr's rookie card. Exactly one has come back MINT 9, and not a single one in the set's entire grading history has ever earned a GEM-MT 10. The card pictured here is that lone 9 — cert 06523474. The Card 1966-67 ...

Card of the Day Hockey Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0228 Misdemeanor

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August 06, 2026

Card of the Day: 1986 Fleer #121 Dominique Wilkins RC

The 1986 Fleer set is the foundation of modern basketball collecting, and card #121 belongs to the most spectacular dunker the sport has ever produced. Dominique Wilkins' rookie card sits in the same 132-card checklist as the Michael Jordan #57 — and...

Card of the Day Basketball Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0225 Misdemeanor

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August 05, 2026

Card of the Day: 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax RC

Sandy Koufax's rookie card is one of the great pitching cards in the hobby — a 1955 Topps #123 that is nearly impossible to find at the top of the grade scale, with just three copies ever reaching GEM-MT 10. For Brooklyn Dodgers collectors and vintag...

Card of the Day Baseball Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0222 Misdemeanor

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August 04, 2026

Card of the Day: 1971 Topps #156 Terry Bradshaw RC

Terry Bradshaw's rookie card from the 1971 Topps set is one of the great vintage football rarities — a Hall of Fame quarterback's first card, in a set so hard to find well-centered that just three copies have ever reached a PSA 10. For Steelers colle...

Card of the Day Football Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0219 Misdemeanor

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August 03, 2026

Card of the Day: 1984 O-Pee-Chee #67 Steve Yzerman RC

Steve Yzerman's rookie card from the 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee set is the crown jewel of Detroit hockey collecting — and one of the defining cards of the entire vintage hockey market. The card that launched "The Captain's" 22-year career in the Motor City a...

Card of the Day Hockey Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0216 Misdemeanor

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the cardboard chronicle

Tagged: Vintage

A Restored T206 Wagner Sold for $1,337,263 — the Record for a CGC-Certified Card

Card of the Day: 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson RC

Card of the Day: 1974 Topps #456 Dave Winfield RC

Card of the Day: 1975 Topps #223 Robin Yount RC

Card of the Day: 1970 Topps #90 O.J. Simpson RC

Card of the Day: 1966 Topps #35 Bobby Orr RC

Card of the Day: 1986 Fleer #121 Dominique Wilkins RC

Card of the Day: 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax RC

Card of the Day: 1971 Topps #156 Terry Bradshaw RC

Card of the Day: 1984 O-Pee-Chee #67 Steve Yzerman RC