New Record for Sports Memorabilia
A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for $12.6 million dollars — the most ever paid for ANY sports memorabilia, not just baseball cards. The Mantle card is from 1952 and widely regarded as one of just a handful of near perfect baseball cards in existence. The switch-hitting Mantel was a Triple Crown winner in 1956, a three-time American League MVP and a seven-time World Series champion. The Hall of Famer died in 1995.