Mickey Mantle Card Gets Record $12.6 Million in Memorabilia Boom
A 1952 trading card of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player Mickey Mantle was sold for $12.6 million, according to the auction house that sold the item, setting a new record for sports collectibles.
The price topped the $9.3 million paid earlier this year for the jersey worn by Argentinian football player Diego Maradona when he scored the so-called “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup. It was almost twice the previous record price for a sports card.