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NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today Collectable, the leading sports memorabilia investment platform, announced it will be offering shares of a rare 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Pre-Rookie Card – one of the rarest baseball card collectibles in existence. The card, which was acquired by an unnamed purchaser for a record-breaking price, will be displayed at the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore, MD, and interests amounting to a one percent (1%) ownership interest in the card are anticipated to be offered on Collectable for $3 per interest, placing the value of the card at $6 million.
The 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth issue is considered one of the most valuable baseball cards in the entire sports collectibles industry. With fewer than ten such cards in existence, this recent acquisition is the first involving the card since 2013. The most recent acquisition of the Ruth card broke the previous $5.2 million record for a card that was set by