A baseball card from 1952 featuring New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle is tipped to break a sports memorabilia auction record.
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The collector's item from 1952 features one of baseball's most celebrated and charismatic legends, and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition. The current record is $US6.6 million for a 1909 Honus Wagner card that was sold at auction a year ago, months after another 70-year-old Mantle card fetched $US5.2 million .
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