T206 Wagner Hits $2.1M in Goldin Auctions Sale

In the end, The T206 Honus Wagner card graded PSA 5(MC) became just the second baseball card in history to break the $2 million mark when it sold for $2,105,770 (inclusive of the buyer's premium) in Goldin Auctions' latest sale that generated more than $3.2 million in total bids.

The Wagner in Goldin Auctions' sale trailed just the $2.8 million "Gretzky" Wagner. The card in the Goldin auction brought $1.62 million the last time it was sold. Fifteen bids were placed on the item.

But that wasn't the only big-ticket item in the sale. Alex Rodriguez' 2009 New York Yankees World Series Ring (an additional ring given to his cousin) was second on the list at $50,399. Then came a pair of familiar cards: 1933 Goudey #106 Napolean Lajoie SGC NM+ 7.5 ($42,305) and 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle SGC 92 NM/MT+ 8.5 ($38,363). A 1909-11 E90-1 Joe Jackson PSA VG-EX 4 sold for $34,962.

The biggest mover on the final day of bidding was a 2001 Derek Jeter World Series game-used and signed bat (PSA). Predicted by Ken Goldin to be one of the big items in the sale, the bat garnered 24 bids and brought $37,486.

Among the other items in the Top 25:

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