Ken Goldin of Goldin Auctions on sports memorabilia on the auction block.
A Mickey Mantle baseball card is on sale at a great price.
Rob Gough, an entrepreneur and actor, bought the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for $ 5.2 million. The card was rated by PSA as a Mint 9 and is one of the only six PSA 9 1952 Mickey Mantle cards in the world.
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“I have dreamed since childhood of owning a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle,” Gough said in a news release on Thursday. “This is the Mona Lisa of sports cards and I was looking for this high example to speak to experts, traders, auction houses, friends and industries in the industry. I am ecstatic that I am now the proud owner of this iconic card.”
The private transaction is mediated by PWCC Marketplace – a website for those who want to buy valuable sports trading cards.
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Rob Gough, pictured, purchased the Mickey Mantle card. (DOPE)
“Based on our research, this is the most beautiful 1952 Topps Mantle PSA 9 that exists,” Jesse Craig, director of business development for PWCC, said in the news release.
Gough acquired the streetwear brand DOPE in 2017 and has been in the movies “Billionaire Boys Club”, “The Forgiven” and “Mom and Dad.”
According to Indy Star, Gough has already purchased the 1952 PSA 5 and PSA 6 Mickey Mantle cards.
The ‘Holy Grail’ of baseball tickets, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle valued at more than $ 10 million, will be shown at the Colorado History Museum in Colorado on Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo / David Zalubow (AP)
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The purchase breaks a record for sports cards. A Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfactor BSF 9 Mike Trout sold for $ 3.93 million in August.