Do you know Honus Wagner († 81)? No? But maybe you should …
The baseball player won the World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909 and was voted best batsman in the American National League eight times between 1900 and 1911.
That was a long time ago, but now the Baseball Hall of Famer hit the headlines again. Because one of the player’s trading cards was auctioned on Saturday for $ 3,751,500 (the equivalent of a little over 3 million euros)! It is the fifth highest sum that has ever been paid for a trading card, according to the “Goldin Auctions” campaign.
Only about 200 pieces of this card are said to have been printed. One reason: Allegedly, Wagner, who later ran for the office of sheriff in Allegheny County, did not want his person to be advertised for the tobacco industry.
So next time you climb into your attic: why not look for cards with a picture of Honus Wagner? It might be worth it …
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