“It’s Just So Rare!”- Most Prized ‘Status Symbol’ Baseball Card on the Market Sells for a Record-Setting $7.25 Million
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A 1909-1911 Honus Wagner T-206 baseball card has recently created a record. The highly valued piece of sports memorabilia got sold for a massive $7.25 million. The amount beat the previous record set by the same Honus Wagner card, albeit of a lower grade. Earlier, Wagner’s lower-grade model baseball card got sold at $6.6 million.
Honus Wagner is a baseball legend who played in 21 MLB seasons from 1897 to 1917. Wagner began his MLB career for the Louisville Colonels. Later, Wagner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for most of his career, achieving legendary status.
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Notably, Honus Wagner is considered one of the greatest shortstops ever. Wagner’s baseball card is now an iconic piece of baseball memorabilia. The rarest of rare sporting collections. The sense of uniqueness is what drives passionate collectors to the card.
Honus Wagner Baseball Card: Most Prized Status Symbol
A match-winner in the Pittsburgh Pirates frame, Honus Wagner won the World Series with the team in 1909. He was an eight-time National League batting champion. Wagner retired in 1917 and was inducted into the MLB Hall Of Fame in 1936 as a member of the inaugural class. In 1956, his famous Pirates jersey got retired
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Wagner was instrumental in the Pirates’ first-ever World Series victory. He retired with a career total of 101 home runs. Wagner hit 82 of those home runs for the Pirates. His 18 glorious MLB seasons with the Pirates turned him into a popular figure.
🚨 BREAKING: Goldin Shatters Record for Most Expensive Trading Card Ever With $7.25 Million Private Sale of Honus Wagner T-206 Card 🚨
The T-206 Wagner is one of the undisputed pinnacles of trading cards, with fewer than 50 authenticated copies on earth.https://t.co/0UwSHKLSFx pic.twitter.com/bs4WpAJqq9
— Goldin (@GoldinCo) August 4, 2022
Ken Goldin, the founder of ‘Goldin’, presided over the auction. Goldin is a sports memorabilia company. Ken explained the specialty of Honus Wagner’s card and told that the prime reason why collectors consider the card as the ‘Mona Lisa’ of baseball memorabilia. In other words, the ultimate trophy on their mantle.
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According to a source, speaking to USA Today, Ken Goldin said, “It’s just so rare. It’s a flag-bearer for the industry, especially for cards. Anybody that gets into the hobby and has money, it’s a status symbol. ‘Do you have a Wagner?’ There’s so few of them.”
The rarest of rare
A proven sporting genius, Honus Wagner’s playing skills are thus not the main reason behind the massive price of the card. It’s rather the rare availability that makes the card so unique, making it a part of American sporting culture and heritage.
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