by Caroline Pineda in the Wa Post

(AP)

Bought for $50,000, mint Mantle card drawing bids in excess of $6 million

Mickey Mantle 1952 mint rookie card being auctioned for millions.

Anthony Giordano had spent two years looking for a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card before his 15-year-old son, Ralph, stumbled upon the “finest known example” at a 1991 baseball card show at Madison Square Garden.

The card, which Giordano purchased for $50,000, is expected to sell for more than $10 million when the auction closes Aug. 27. With just over two weeks left, the bidding has exceeded $6 million — already a record figure.