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1959 Kahn’s Wieners Basketball Specs
Year: 1959
Title: Kahn’s Wieners
Size: 3 1/4″ x 4″
Number in Set: 10 (some say 11 with Phil Jordan)
1959 Kahn’s Wieners Basketball Overview
These cards are similar to Kahn’s previous basketball releases in 1957 and 1958. They have black-and-white player photos, a facsimile autograph, and Kahn’s slogan on the front. The backs have a tip from the player and are unnumbered. Again, only Cincinnati Royals players are featured.
1959 Kahn’s Wieners Basketball Examples And Sales
PSA has only graded 59 of these cards, with SGC adding just two.
Goldin Auctions sold the following lot of 8 1959 Kahn’s basketball cards for just over $2k in February 2020.
And REA sold the following complete set of 10 PSA-graded cards, the #1 Registry set for $2,280 in the Spring of 2025.
Here are a few examples of individual card sales from the set:
- 1959 Kahn’s Wieners Win Wilfong PSA 1: $297 in August 2025
- 1959 Kahn’s Wieners Tom Marshall PSA 1: $78.59 in July 2025
- 1959 Kahn’s Wieners Dave Piontek PSA 1: $61 in July 2025
- 1959 Kahn’s Wieners Hub Reed PSA 1: $56 in July 2025
1959 Kahn’s Wieners Basketball Key Cards
Like the 1958 set, Jack Twyman is the set’s priciest card (the 1959 card is a bit less expensive, though).
1959 Kahn’s Wieners Basketball Checklist
Arien Blockhorn
Wayne Embry
Tom Marshall
Med Park
Dave Piontek
Hub Reed
Phil Rollins
Larry Staverman
Jack Twyman
Win Wilfong