T206 Honus Wagner baseball card sells for record $6.6M

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This particular Wagner card received a grade of 3 from Sportscard Guaranty Corp. (SGC). Only four T206 Wagner cards have been graded higher than a 3, combined, all in private collections.
A T206 Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $6.6 million Monday morning, setting a record for the highest-selling sports card of all time, according to Front Office Sports. This Wagner stands out because of its condition, said Brian Dwyer, president of Robert Edward Auctions, which brokered the deal ,per ESPN. There's only about 60 of these that we can confirm through various population reports and available grading data. Of those 60, most are rated poor, authentic or good, at best. This card is one of the best examples out there, and it's certainly one of the best examples available. This particular Wagner card received a grade of 3 from Sportscard Guaranty Corp. (SGC). Only four T206 Wagner cards have been graded higher than a 3, combined, all in private collections, ESPN reports. A 1952 Mickey Mantle card that sold for $5.2 million in January previously held the record for the highest-selling sports card of all time. That record was later matched by a 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron Ja