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1909 Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $2.1M

A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold for more than $2.1 million at auction.The T206 card, originally released by the American Tobacco Co., went for $2,105,770.50 in an online sale, Goldin Auctions said Saturday.While the company said the price was a record for a baseball card sold at auction, a similar Wagner card in mint condition was purchased for $2.8 million in a private sale in 2007....

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