Record final prices on 19th- and early 20th-century baseball cards and memorabilia totaled a staggering $10.1 million dollars across 1,551 lots in the recently concluded Robert Edward Auction. The average lot sold for $6,545. The T206 Wagner in the lowest possible grade (PSA1) sold for $399,500, setting a record for a Wagner (or any card) in this condition. This T206 Wagner is the very same card that was once owned by actor Charlie Sheen, who allowed the card to be displayed at the All Star Café in New York. The card was stolen from its display case by workers at the All Star Café, and replaced with a copy. When the theft was discovered, the thieves were soon caught, and the Wagner card was recovered by the FBI.
The T206 Doyle, one of the most important rarities of all vintage cards, also hit a record selling price of $329,000; the T206 Plank in EX-MT condition sold for $188,000, yet another record price for this grade, and more than five times the previous auction selling price elsewhere of this very card. The 1886-90 Old Judge Tobacco Card Collection of 592 cards realized an incredible $211,500.