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PositionBASEBALL CARDS - George Washington's picture inside packs of baseball cards - Brief article

What could be stranger than finding a picture of George Washington in a pack of baseball, cards? How about finding a strand of Washington's hair on the card? The Topps Company recently inserted three George Washington "relic" cards--each with a strand of hair from the first President--into packs of basebatt cards. Topps bought the strands from John Reznikoff, a collector of historical hair, who estimates each Washington hair to be worth several, hundred dollars. One of the cards has already turned up on eBay, where it sold for $7,500. Collectors have become...

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