Mickey Mantle baseball card sells at auction for record-setting $12.6 million

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A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market.

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The rare Mantle card eclipsed record posted few months ago $9.3 million for jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored contentious Hand of God goal in soccer's 1986 World Cup.

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It easily surpassed the $7.25 million for a century-old Honus Wagner baseball card recently sold in a private sale.

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And just last month, the heavyweight boxing belt reclaimed by Muhammad Ali during 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" sold for nearly $6.2 million.

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All are part of a booming market for sports collectibles. Muhammad Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle':Title belt goes to Colts owner Jim Irsay for $6.1M

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The Mantle baseball card dates from 1952 and is widely regarded as one of just a handful of the baseball legend in near-perfect condition.

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The auction netted a handsome profit for Anthony Giordano, a New Jersey waste management entrepreneur who bought it for $50,000 at a New York City show in 1991.

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The switch-hitting Mantle was a Triple Crown winner in 1956, a three-time American League MVP and a seven-time World Series champion.

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