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Rare Honus Wagner card sells for $2.1 million

The Associated Press Published Saturday, April 6, 2013 2:24PM EDT

This March 26, 2012, file photo shows a rare 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card, one of the most sought-after sports collectibles in the world, in a protective casein Sunset Hills, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

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WEST BERLIN, N.J. -- 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