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ANDREW GLAZER, Associated Press Writer
February 27, 2007
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AP - Feb 27, 1:14 am EST |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The "Holy Grail of baseball cards," the
famous 1909 Honus Wagner tobacco card once owned by hockey great
Wayne Gretzky, has sold for a record-setting $2.35 million, the
seller of the card said Monday.
The buyer has only been identified as a Southern California
collector. SCP Auctions Inc., a company that holds sports
memorabilia auctions, said it bought a small share of the card.
It is scheduled to be shown at a news conference at Dodger
Stadium on Tuesday.
There are about 60 of the tobacco cards in existence featuring
the
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop, one of the first five players
to be inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame.
The seller, Brian Seigel, in 2000 paid a then-record $1,265,000
for the prize card, which is in much better shape than the
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