Collectibles marketplace Robert Edward Auctions announced on Sunday that a super-rare T206 Joe Doyle error card has sold for a record-breaking $1.323 million.
The latest addition to the hobby’s million dollar card club is one of a few copies of the 1910 Piedmont Cigarettes T206 Joe Doyle ‘N.Y. NAT’L’ cards that are in existence.
An error, which incorrectly lists Doyle as a member of the National League, was discovered early by The American Tobacco Company, who were responsible for the distribution of T206 cards, and only around 10 copies are believed to have been printed.
The extreme scarcity of the card makes it far rarer than the famous T206 Honus Wagner card, which has a record sale of $7.25 million, and is the current second most valuable sports card of all-time.
The card was graded with SGC and achieved a grade of 3.5 (VG+), before being auctioned with Robert Edward Auctions, who specialize in baseball collectibles.
Another record-breaking sale for the hobby last night via @REAOnline 💪 This Joe Doyle, N.Y. NAT'L error, is one of the rarest T206 cards in existence. SGC is honored to have been trusted with another rare piece of hobby history and would like to thank all of the collectors who… pic.twitter.com/1yJxY0gR7j
— SGC (@sgcgrading) August 14, 2023
The bidding started with REA at $250,000, and 48 bids took the final sale price to $1,323,000.
Thank you for another great auction! Head to https://t.co/eGQrgvi353 to see all the results. pic.twitter.com/6QaDY9HzFg
— RobertEdwardAuctions (@REAOnline) August 14, 2023
