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This 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card, graded Mint + 9.5, sold for $12.6 million and a new world auction record for any collectible sports card on Sunday, August 28. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Mickey Mantle rookie card sets record at $12.6M

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This 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card, graded Mint + 9.5, sold for $12.6 million and a new world auction record for any collectible sports card on Sunday, August 28. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

This 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card, graded Mint + 9.5, sold for $12.6 million and a new world auction record for any collectible sports card on Sunday, August 28. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Long before bidding ended early on the morning of August 28, this 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card was already the world’s most valuable sports card sold at auction. Weeks ago, in fact, it raced past the previous highwater mark set by the T206 Honus Wagner that sold for $6.6 million last year. But at 12:28 a.m. Central time on that date, it became official when Heritage Auctions sold the 1952 Mantle, graded a Mint+ 9.5 by Sportscard Guaranty Corporation, for $12.6 million.

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Tom Brady rookie football card scores $2.25M at auction

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Tom Brady rookie card that was sold by Lelands for a record-setting $2.25 million. Image courtesy of Lelands

NEW YORK (AP) – Quarterback Tom Brady is proving he’s the GOAT, not just on the football field but also in the collectibles market: A Brady rookie football card just sold for $2.25 million.

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