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THE HAMMER IS GONE

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SUPER SIGNATURES
HELMET FEATURING AUTOGRAPHS OF 42 SUPER BOWL MVPS SELLS IN HUNT AUCTION
JORDAN’S FINAL GAME JERSEY FETCHES HALF-MILLION DOLLARS-PLUS
2002-03 AUTOGRAPHED WIZARDS HOME JERSEY SOLD IN 2021 GOLDIN AUCTIONS’ GOLDIN ELITE AUCTION
Pistol’s Final-Season Game-Used Jersey Sold
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TRUE RARITY
HARRY AGGANIS  – THE GOLDEN GREEK –  DIDN’T HAVE MUCH T IME TO SIGN HIS 1955  TOPPS RC BEFORE  DYING SUDDENLY  AND  UNEXPECTEDLY  THAT SUMMER
ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRATOR
Robert G. Laughlin drew and  marketed baseball history out  of his home, carving a niche  that still reasonates today
THE HAMMER
HANK AARONʼS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GAME – AND SOCIETY – STRETCHED FAR BEYOND THE HOME RUN
Gallery GREATNESS
From 1954 through 1976, Topps issued Hank Aaron cards in its base sets
THE MURRAY’S MYSTERY
Loaded with future NHL stars, the Murray’s Potato Chips St. Catherines Teepees set has always been popular with vintage collectors.  But questions abound, including when it was issued, what are the red ink cards … and where’s Bobby Hull?
Pure Magic
Earvin “Magic” Johnson lays in a bucket against
THE MANASSA MAULER
JACK DEM PSEY PUT HIS HOMETOWN  OF MAN ASSA, COLO., ON THE MAP  EN ROUTE TO A WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT  CHAM PIONSHIP AND HALL OF FAME CAREER
MEL OTT & HIS ENDURING HOME RUN RECORD
GETTY IMAGES 1941 Play Ball #8 1935 Wheaties
MJ’S NEXT DANCE
MICHAEL JORDAN’S LEGACY, ALONG WITH JUST ABOUT ALL HIS CARDS, ARE SOARING TO UNPRECEDENTED HEIGHTS
KEY 1980s CARDS ON THE RISE
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