In March of 2016, a family in South Carolina was going through their great-grandfather's house after his death and stumbled upon one of the greatest baseball card finds of all time.
In a tattered paper bag just about to be thrown out, seven T-206 cards fell out, including a Ty Cobb rarity--the back says “TY COBB – KING OF THE SMOKING TOBACCO WORLD” in green ink.
These cards were put up for auction and have now all sold. Get a load of the haul this family made!
"While individual prices for all of the cards haven’t been disclosed,
Snyder says they realized a combined total of “approximately $3 million.” At least one-third of that is believed to have been spent on
the highest graded example."
From an old paper bag to $3 million just like that! If you're looking for a reason to go visit your grandpa, here ya go!

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