USA TODAY
A Florida doctor’s collection of sports cards and memorabilia has fetched a total of more than $21.5 million in a public auction that ended on Sunday.
Dr. Thomas Newman of Tampa, who assembled the collection over the course of five decades, died of COVID-19 complications in January at the age of 73. He left behind a treasure trove of rare items, including a 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth card (graded PSA 9 on a scale of 1 to 10) and a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card.
The 1933 Ruth card — which Newman purchased for $20,000 in the mid-1990s — was the single most valuable item in the collection, selling for $4,212,000, according to Memory Lane Auctions.
