Photo: Matt Dirksen/Colorado Rockies/GettyA highly sought-after and extremely rare mint conditionMickey Mantlebaseball card shattered a record on Saturday night when it became the most expensive card ever to be auctioned.Featuring one of baseball’s most beloved and celebrated legends, the 1952 card, displaying the face and status of the iconic Hall of Fame New York Yankee, sold for a total of $12.6 million.The winning bid included the buyer’s premium — 20 percent of a successful bid. The previous record for the most expensive collecting card sold was a 1909 Honus Wagner one, which fetched $6.6 million.Offered through Heritage Auctions, the already rare Mantle card was graded an astonishing 9.5, making it the holy grail for collectors with (extremely) deep pockets.Bettmann Archive/Getty"Every time he got up to the plate, the crowd would go crazy, the roars would be there. And he never disappointed you. … He had that aura about him," card owner Anthony Giordano toldESPNof Mantle. “Whether you’re from the New York area or not, or a Yankees fan, it was always Mickey Mantle that was highlighted.“The sale of this particular Mantle card garnered so much attention that Heritage Auctions said on thebidding pagethat the card was getting the documentary treatment.“We are thrilled to announce that two-time Emmy Award-winning director and producer Dan Klein is currently working on a documentary film about this history-making 1952 Topps Mantle card with the working titleFour Perfect Corners,” a statement read.Mantle — who spent his entire career with the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968, where he was a seven-time World Series champion — died in 1995. He participated inKen Burns' 1994 iconic documentaryBaseball,in which he shared fascinating insight into his career and the nearly unbearable pain from injury he played through.In January 2021, a similar Mantle card graded a 9/10 sold for $5.2 million to actor and entrepreneur Rob Gough,ESPN reported.
Photo: Matt Dirksen/Colorado Rockies/Getty
A highly sought-after and extremely rare mint conditionMickey Mantlebaseball card shattered a record on Saturday night when it became the most expensive card ever to be auctioned.Featuring one of baseball’s most beloved and celebrated legends, the 1952 card, displaying the face and status of the iconic Hall of Fame New York Yankee, sold for a total of $12.6 million.The winning bid included the buyer’s premium — 20 percent of a successful bid. The previous record for the most expensive collecting card sold was a 1909 Honus Wagner one, which fetched $6.6 million.Offered through Heritage Auctions, the already rare Mantle card was graded an astonishing 9.5, making it the holy grail for collectors with (extremely) deep pockets.Bettmann Archive/Getty"Every time he got up to the plate, the crowd would go crazy, the roars would be there. And he never disappointed you. … He had that aura about him,” card owner Anthony Giordano toldESPNof Mantle. “Whether you’re from the New York area or not, or a Yankees fan, it was always Mickey Mantle that was highlighted.“The sale of this particular Mantle card garnered so much attention that Heritage Auctions said on thebidding pagethat the card was getting the documentary treatment.“We are thrilled to announce that two-time Emmy Award-winning director and producer Dan Klein is currently working on a documentary film about this history-making 1952 Topps Mantle card with the working titleFour Perfect Corners,” a statement read.Mantle — who spent his entire career with the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968, where he was a seven-time World Series champion — died in 1995. He participated inKen Burns' 1994 iconic documentaryBaseball,in which he shared fascinating insight into his career and the nearly unbearable pain from injury he played through.In January 2021, a similar Mantle card graded a 9/10 sold for $5.2 million to actor and entrepreneur Rob Gough,ESPN reported.
A highly sought-after and extremely rare mint conditionMickey Mantlebaseball card shattered a record on Saturday night when it became the most expensive card ever to be auctioned.
Featuring one of baseball’s most beloved and celebrated legends, the 1952 card, displaying the face and status of the iconic Hall of Fame New York Yankee, sold for a total of $12.6 million.
The winning bid included the buyer’s premium — 20 percent of a successful bid. The previous record for the most expensive collecting card sold was a 1909 Honus Wagner one, which fetched $6.6 million.
Offered through Heritage Auctions, the already rare Mantle card was graded an astonishing 9.5, making it the holy grail for collectors with (extremely) deep pockets.
Bettmann Archive/Getty
“Every time he got up to the plate, the crowd would go crazy, the roars would be there. And he never disappointed you. … He had that aura about him,” card owner Anthony Giordano toldESPNof Mantle. “Whether you’re from the New York area or not, or a Yankees fan, it was always Mickey Mantle that was highlighted.”
The sale of this particular Mantle card garnered so much attention that Heritage Auctions said on thebidding pagethat the card was getting the documentary treatment.
“We are thrilled to announce that two-time Emmy Award-winning director and producer Dan Klein is currently working on a documentary film about this history-making 1952 Topps Mantle card with the working titleFour Perfect Corners,” a statement read.
Mantle — who spent his entire career with the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968, where he was a seven-time World Series champion — died in 1995. He participated inKen Burns' 1994 iconic documentaryBaseball,in which he shared fascinating insight into his career and the nearly unbearable pain from injury he played through.
In January 2021, a similar Mantle card graded a 9/10 sold for $5.2 million to actor and entrepreneur Rob Gough,ESPN reported.
source: people.com
