A blog about Baseball Cards, primarily those of Mr. Ken Griffey, Jr.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
He Made Me an Offer I Couldn't Refuse
Say hello to my latest and greatest acquisition: the 2012 Topps Gold Team Coin Autograph #GTC-KGJ #/30. It's an excellent specimen of on-card autography, bright and shiny, rich in color, and larger than life.
You may have noticed it includes a heavy gold coin embedded right into the card. At first I thought the coin may just be foil-stamped paper or aluminum (which is how they make Mardi Gras doubloons), bu this thing is a real heavy metal of some kind. It's a very impressive card.
The card was originally won by Jason of the now-extinct Joe Average Card Collector. You can still see the post he did when he won this baby here. I commented on it back then with great jelliness. Jason contacted me recently in need of some funds for an amazing baseball-related experience, and he sold it to me for far less than I would otherwise ever hope to get it for.
I don't want to overstep my bounds, but here's a picture Jason sent me of him sitting with the owner of his heritage team, the Colorado Rockies:
That's awesome, bro. I'm glad I was able to help make that happen. We miss you, Jason! Thanks for the amazing deal!
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I will be back some day!! I am glad that card went to a true Griffey fan!
ReplyDeleteSweet, sweet card.
ReplyDeleteTotally thought that was Dennis Quaid for a second. Great card!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a true win - win for all
ReplyDeleteAwesome auto!
ReplyDeleteincredible card ! Had my own Godfather quote in a blog note a couple of days ago, so yay, we rule !
ReplyDeleteAwesome card!
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome.
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