A world record was broken this Sunday at an auction in New York (United States).
A baseball card representing the player Mickey Mantle is indeed gone for 12.6 million dollars, reports
CNN
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At this price, the collectible card from 1952 has become the most expensive sports collectible in the world.
It broke the record thanks in particular to its perfect state of preservation.
A Mickey Mantle rookie card shatters record.
What's next for sports collectibles?
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More expensive than Maradona's shirt
"Perfect centering, tracking and four sharp angles", described the auction house Heritage Auctions about the object.
“That this Mickey Mantle card has remained in this condition for seventy years is a true miracle.
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The previous owner purchased the card in 1991 for $50,000.
He then hid and kept it for over thirty years before giving it to Heritage Auctions to sell.
“We always knew this card would shatter records and expectations,” the auction house said.
"But that doesn't make [this moment] any less exciting.
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Known to all baseball fans, American Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees for seventeen years.
He died in 1995. His card outsold the jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored his 'hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup.
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