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John Paul II trading card

John Paul II trading card

May 4, 2005 | Collectible Cards, Collectibles

John Paul II trading card fetches $10,000

04/05/2005
ABC News Online

“Of all the athlete trading cards on the US market today, the most valuable is not that of baseball great Barry Bonds or basketball star Shaquille O’Neal but noted skier and outdoorsman Karol Wojtyla – the late Pope John Paul II.

Beckett Media, whose pricing guides are the acknowledged arbiters of value for collectible trading cards, says a limited-edition Pope John Paul II from the 2005 World Treasures line of card-maker Topps has sold for about $10,460.”

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