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How an Orioles Babe Ruth card went from a sock drawer to a Baltimore museum and a $6 million valuation

In 1914, Archibald Davis was just like any other young kid who loved collecting cards. He would go through the Baltimore News-Post and take out a trading card from the International League Baltimore Orioles team. One of the cards Davis found stuffed between the newspaper was a pre-rookie card of Babe Ruth.

Over the years, that card had many homes: a sock drawer, a shoe box, and for the last 23 years, the Babe Ruth Museum. The card represents a piece of the Davis family and Baltimore baseball history. Yet, no one truly knew the value of the card until recently when it reportedly sold for millions.