NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 3 (UPI) -- A sports memorabilia expert said seven Ty Cobb baseball cards from 1909-11 were discovered in a crumpled paper bag and nearly ended up in the trash.
Joe Orlando, president of Professional Sports Authenticator in Newport Beach, Calif., said Wednesday a family brought in the seven T206 Ty Cobb cards from a 1909-11 series after finding them earlier this year in a torn paper bag while cleaning out the home of a recently deceased great-grandfather.