This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2017
The current high bids for the cumulative group of singles, $80,444.00, is currently higher than the total for the complete set, $53,082.00 (this lot is currently winning)
Graded EX 5 by PSA. An Ivy League graduate, Collins was one of the smartest players of his day, and he knew it. Saddled with the nickname “Cocky” from early in his career, Collins drew the resentment of teammates for his self-confidence and good breeding that at times seemed as though it belonged more in a ballroom than a baseball clubhouse. Perhaps for this reason, contradiction and complexity became a recurring theme throughout his 25-year major-league career. He made his major-league debut under an alias and later served as captain of the most infamous team in baseball history, the 1919 Chicago White Sox. He won an award recognizing him as the most valuable player in the league, only to be sold off to another club in the subsequent offseason. Despite his upper-class origins and education, Collins abided by a litany of superstitions, although he insisted he was “not superstitious, just thought it unlucky not to get base hits.” Offered is a spectacular copy of this HOF subject with stunning and noteworthy color and tremendous pinpoint contrast within the image. 1 of just 2 copies that has been graded by PSA with no examples that have been graded at a higher level!