Mickey Mantle rookie card sold for $50K US in 1991 fetches record

A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million US Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years.

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Mickey Mantle rookie card sold for $50K US in 1991 fetches record $12.6 million

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Sells for a Record $12.6 Million

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Mickey Mantle baseball card sells for record $12.6 million