Actionnetwork.com reported the most expensive trading card sales of all time, with the recent sale of a 1952 Mickey Mantle for $12.6 million.
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Most Expensive Sports Trading Card Sales to Date
| Player | Card | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mickey Mantle | 1952 Topps SGC 9.5 | $12.6 million |
| 2. Honus Wagner | T206 SGC 2 | $7.25 million |
| 3. Honus Wagner | T206 SGC 3 | $6.6 million |
| T4. Mickey Mantle | 1952 Topps PSA 9 | $5.2 million |
| T4. LeBron James | 2003-04 Rookie Patch Auto | $5.2 million |
| 6. Luka Doncic* | 1:1 Logoman Autox | $4.6 million |
| 7. Patrick Mahomes* | 2017 Rookie Auto BGS 8.5 | $4.3 million |
| 8. Mike Trout | 2009 Superfractor Auto | $3.9 million |
| T9. Honus Wagner | T206 PSA 2 | $3.75 million |
| T9. Wayne Gretzky | 1979 O-Pee-Chee | $3.75 million |
*denotes a private sale
For years, the T206 Honus Wagner reigned supreme not only as the most famous, but the most expensive of all baseball cards, famously selling for $1 million in 2000.
And while other, more modern cards usurped Wagner in the following two decades, the card regained its dominance earlier this month with a $7.25 million sale.
The reign didn’t last long, though. A 1952 Mickey Mantle from Topps — already the third-priciest card in history — became the most expensive sports card of all-time when it sold on Saturday for $12.6 million, shattering the previous record.
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