Topps Plans to Auction Rare 1952 Mickey Mantle NFT Card Minted on Ethereum – Bitcoin News

The American firm that produces Bazooka chewing gum, candy, and collectibles, Topps has announced the company is planning to auction one of the rarest baseball cards on earth in NFT form — Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle card. The Topps 1 of 1 “Timeless Collectible” will be issued as a non-fungible token (NFT) and sold on the NFT marketplace Opensea on March 1, 2022.

Topps Announces the 1952 Mickey Mantle NFT card Auction through Opensea. The Physical Card Comes With A PSA 9 Score and Is Worth $5.2 million

Topps announces the production of one the most sought-after baseball cards worldwide. They also plan to make the digital collectible available for auction on March 1, 2, and 4. Topps has announced that they will be auctioning their 1952 Mickey Mantle card. This is an extremely sought-after collectible. Rob Gough, an actor and entrepreneur who purchased the physical card for $5.2 million last year, has estimated that the card’s value to be around $5.2million.

According to Beckett’s sources, the card Gough purchased is one of six cards that have a grade of Mint PSA 9. Topps says the “Timeless Collectible” sale is backed by Major League Baseball (MLB) and Mickey Mantle’s estate. “Deep within the annals of just a few prized collections comes a coveted vintage relic transformed for the Digital Age,” Topps says. Topps added more:

As the Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle Card continues to be one of the world’s most rare collectibles, fans will now have the opportunity to cement Mantle’s legacy on the Ethereum blockchain. Topps Timeless and Major League Baseball have partnered to offer the MLB NFT license to auction on Opensea.

Fanatics Acquires Topps for $500 Million, Mickey Mantle NFT Card Owner Will Be Given the Opportunity to Meet Mantle’s Sons

Topps dropped a number of NFT-based products in the past year. Topps has collaborated extensively with Avalanche, Wax Blockchain, and other collection providers. You can purchase Garbage Pail Kids Cards (GPK) at certain Target and Walmart shops and then receive NFTs in physical packs. Topps released MLB collection and NFTs with the Mars Attacks science-fiction cards. Fanatics, a sports retailer giant, announced that it had acquired Topps in January for $500 million.

Topps says there will be one 1952 Mickey Mantle NFT and that it will be created on Ethereum to enable it to be sold on Opensea. “Be the one to bring home this rare NFT by placing a bid on OpenSea and add this monumental piece of sports history to your collection,” the Topps website details. Furthermore, Topps discloses that the winner of the auction will be able to have a 30-minute interview with Mickey Mantle’s sons, Danny and David Mantle.

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