All About The New York Yankee Baseball Card Sets

Collecting New York Yankee Baseball Card Sets has become more than just a passion for kids, in fact it can be involve quite a bit of money as most of the New York Yankee Baseball Card Sets cost a fortune. The New York Yankees have a history dating back to a 100 years and they have won 26 World Series Championships in about 75 years.

Baseball cards were issued for the first time in about 1940's along with tobacco or bubble gum and kids used to collect the cards as an extra, collecting the cards of their favorite players and trading cards that they were not too fond of. Some of those who discarded the collection as they grew up lived to regret it as the value of the vintage cards of some of the Hall of Fame players skyrocketed to amounts that stunned casual collectors of the New York Yankee Baseball Card.

Famous New York Yankee Baseball Card

New York Yankee Baseball Cards of players such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, and Yogi Berra are some of the most expensive baseball cards today. Cards of Reggie Jackson, Roger Maris, and Don Mattingly are also worth quite a fortune. But the most expensive card will be the card of the New York Yankee Baseball Card of Mickey Mantle.

A 1959 Mickey Mantle card may cost about $200 if in good condition where as a 1960's card may cost between $120- $190. A 2007 Mickey Mantle card may cost just about $7 to $15.

If you wish to start a New York Yankee Baseball Card collection you may find the internet a valuable resource that can help you learn all about starting a card selection, buying cards, preserving them, trading them etc. You may get a whole set of New York Yankee Baseball Card or may purchase the cards individually. Some dealers also offer an entire set of rookie cards alone. Some collectors opt to collect only vintage cards where as others collect autographed cards. Some people start a New York Yankee Baseball Card collection to bond with their children, sharing a hobby along with them.

You may look for cards online as well as visit local dealers who may contact you when a special shipment comes in. It is better to buy professionally graded cards as it will be easier to sell them if need be. Purchase a price guide and study it to ensure that you are aware of the value of the cards that you hold as well as the price of the cards you intend to purchase. Starting a New York Yankee Baseball Card collection can be a prudent investment too as the craze for the Yankee team and its incredible players seems to have been undeterred through a course of 100 years or so.

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