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A 1909 baseball card of Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner is posed for a photograph in New York on February 19, 2013. (Scott Eells\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\/Getty Images) <\/span> <\/p>\n

one of the the rarest baseball cards in the world<\/a> it sold at an extraordinary price last week.<\/p>\n

The famous T206 Honor Wagner<\/a> sold for a record $7.25 million in a private sale facilitated by Goldin Auctions, the company said Thursday. It topped the sold price in August 2021. The card sold for $6.6 million at the time.<\/p>\n

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The Honus Wagner statue outside PNC Park before the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Pirates on June 5, 2016 in Pittsburgh. (Matt Brown\/Angels Baseball LP\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n

“I’ve been in this business a long time and I’ve seen a lot of amazing trading cards and memorabilia, but there’s nothing on earth like a T-206 card,” Ken Goldin, Goldin’s Executive Chairman and Founder. he said in a press release. “There’s a reason no Wagner card has ever sold for less than it was previously bought for: the card is art, it’s history, it’s folklore. The T-206 is one of the reasons I what I do and why serious collectors around. the world loves this hobby so much. To be a part of history and facilitate this record sale is an honor.”<\/p>\n

Wagner’s card is considered the “Mona Lisa of baseball cards.” Fewer than 50 authenticated copies are believed to exist in the industry.<\/p>\n

BOBBY BONILLA’S METS CONTRACT IS AUCTIONED FOR $200,000<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The T206 1909-11 card was graded good condition 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 by Sportscard Guaranty Corp (SGC).<\/p>\n

Wagner, a Hall of Fame shortstop who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 20th century, was said to be upset that his likeness was being used on a tobacco product. He rejected American Tobacco Co.’s request. of using his image, which caused the company to stop producing his card.<\/p>\n

Wagner played baseball from 1897 to 1917. He played for the Louisville Colonels and the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>. He helped the Pirates to a World Series in 1909 and won the batting title eight times.<\/p>\n

He hit .328 for his career in 2,794 games.<\/p>\n

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