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Vince Lombardi Find

AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭
edited May 21, 2026 4:57AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Hi,

Some of you know I’m always out digging around seeing what I can uncover. I rarely post here unless it’s worthwhile, I thought this was.
Unbelievably, Found at my local used bookstore, on the sports shelf. Jacket is a little rough but book underneath is clean.

Book is on its way to our overlords now, hoping they agree it is spot on with a personalized Lombardi in their exemplar files.



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HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS

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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 33,925 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice!!!!

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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    Very nice!!!!

    Thx buddy

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    craig44craig44 Posts: 12,893 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wow! that is fantastic. I watch one of those stupid hoarder shows on TV and saw that they go through every book in a house before tossing because apparently back in the old days some people would actually store cash in books! can you imagine that. maybe it was old people who didnt trust the banks after the great depression?

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    BBBrkrrBBBrkrr Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    wow! that is fantastic. I watch one of those stupid hoarder shows on TV and saw that they go through every book in a house before tossing because apparently back in the old days some people would actually store cash in books! can you imagine that. maybe it was old people who didnt trust the banks after the great depression?

    True story:
    My brother is a big estate sale guy and about 10 years ago did one and bought a box of kitchen stuff for $5 because there was something in there his wife wanted. Got it all home, went through it and there was $16K in cash in a cookie tin.

    On the other hand last fall we had to clean out my inlaws house (both had dementia/Alzheimer's), did what we could to go through as much as we could but the house was too big and too much stuff. It all went in a sale. If someone got something like that we were OK with it.

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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭

    Thx all
    I run estate sales professionally (not full time), and we have found some crazy stuff. Not usually sports related but it is fun to run them.

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    ArtVandelayArtVandelay Posts: 865 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would buy another of those books with a great condition book sleeve and swap it.

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,614 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    wow! that is fantastic. I watch one of those stupid hoarder shows on TV and saw that they go through every book in a house before tossing because apparently back in the old days some people would actually store cash in books! can you imagine that. maybe it was old people who didnt trust the banks after the great depression?

    Walls and under floor boards were a popular choice as well back then. Cellars behind the stone walls too.

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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,728 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What a break John! It's a really nice auto.

    Best of luck with the sub.

    Mike
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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭

    @Stone193 said:
    What a break John! It's a really nice auto.

    Best of luck with the sub.

    Thanks Mike!

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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭

    @ArtVandelay said:
    I would buy another of those books with a great condition book sleeve and swap it.

    Great suggestion, I will look into that. Thank you.

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    HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 16, 2026 7:47PM

    Hello friends,

    Lightning has struck a second time. While searching for a dust jacket upgrade, I came across this copy (second printing) on eBay for what seemed to me like a great price and I had to pick it up. So now I have two.


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    ElMagoStrikeZoneElMagoStrikeZone Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Corner the market. ;)

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    WFFLWFFL Posts: 507 ✭✭✭

    Another great Packer find.

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    bgrbgr Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In Appleton WI the Gideons put Run to Daylight by your bed.

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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 26, 2026 9:02AM

    Quick update, received back from PSA. Very pleased!

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,614 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great news on your find and confirmation.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,728 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's great John - how long did it take to get it back?

    Mike
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    AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭✭

    @Stone193 said:
    That's great John - how long did it take to get it back?

    Quite a bit faster than a card these days Mike! About 1 month.

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    Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,728 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Ahmanfan said:

    @Stone193 said:
    That's great John - how long did it take to get it back?

    Quite a bit faster than a card these days Mike! About 1 month.

    Wow!!

    Mike
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