Gold Mettle: Even Before Release, 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball Rose in Value
July 23, 2011

The price of gold reached a record high of more than $1,600 an ounce earlier this week. Good news for investors. Better news for collectors.

2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball, the newest NBA trading card product from Panini America, released on Wednesday blinging with 50 special cards made with 11 grams of real 14-karat gold — marking perhaps the first time in the history of the sports collectibles industry that cards have ascended in value before they were even released.

Read more: The Official Blog of Panini America

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