Goldin's Vintage Auction Preview is open and wow

[Aaron Seefeldt]

I bought the 1st Henry Reccius Wagner card after it was discovered/marketed/sold by Hunt Auctions in the late 1990s. I paid $14k+ and thought it went kind of “cheap”. When I talked with David Hunt shortly after the auction he said a lot of phone lines were down (was a “live” auction) and a lot of potential bidders were lost for this reason (online auctions weren’t around yet).
A month or 2 after I had the card David Hunt reached out to me saying another one was “discovered” and did I want to buy it privately. It was being offered to me since I owned the 1st one. I was concerned, to say the least, and I did not buy the 2nd one. He had sent me crude scans, via fax, and I passed on it. Some time later I talked with David Hunt regarding the 2nd one and whatever happened with it and he told me it was deemed a hoax as the “crude scans” were actually taken from catalog pics of the 1 I had.
I ended up selling the card through a Mastro auction a couple of years later and made good money on it…
To this day, some 25 years later, I am still puzzled by that card. Something just wasn’t right about it. It was (is) of a completely different paper fiber than other cards/mounts/cabinets from the late 1800s/early 1900s. It was (is) of an orangish/brownish color paper which is also odd.
The Reccius Wagner I owned was the one that now resides in the baseball Hall of Fame. It’s also interesting to note that I had talked to people at the HOF while I owned it and at that time they wanted nothing to do with it.

[e107collector]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

I bought the 1st Henry Reccius Wagner card after it was discovered/marketed/sold by Hunt Auctions in the late 1990s. I paid $14k+ and thought it went kind of “cheap”. When I talked with David Hunt shortly after the auction he said a lot of phone lines were down (was a “live” auction) and a lot of potential bidders were lost for this reason (online auctions weren’t around yet).
A month or 2 after I had the card David Hunt reached out to me saying another one was “discovered” and did I want to buy it privately. It was being offered to me since I owned the 1st one. I was concerned, to say the least, and I did not buy the 2nd one. He had sent me crude scans, via fax, and I passed on it. Some time later I talked with David Hunt regarding the 2nd one and whatever happened with it and he told me it was deemed a hoax as the “crude scans” were actually taken from catalog pics of the 1 I had.
I ended up selling the card through a Mastro auction a couple of years later and made good money on it…
To this day, some 25 years later, I am still puzzled by that card. Something just wasn’t right about it. It was (is) of a completely different paper fiber than other cards/mounts/cabinets from the late 1800s/early 1900s. It was (is) of an orangish/brownish color paper which is also odd.
The Reccius Wagner I owned was the one that now resides in the baseball Hall of Fame. It’s also interesting to note that I had talked to people at the HOF while I owned it and at that time they wanted nothing to do with it.

Wow!! That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

So if I'm understanding you correctly, your card is in the baseball HOF. The one that Goldin had up, is a second example?

[Aaron Seefeldt]

You’re correct, although it is no longer my card. I just rented it for a few years

[e107collector]

I'm just wondering what data or research did PSA use to conclude the date on the flip was indeed 1897-1899??

[Leon]

Originally Posted by e107collector

I'm just wondering what data or research did PSA use to conclude the date on the flip was indeed 1897-1899??

They probably asked whomever was submitting it what date they would like on it!
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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

You’re correct, although it is no longer my card. I just rented it for a few years

I believe it was Hal Lewis who donated it to the HOF.