Keith Olbermann, former ESPN SportsCenter and MSNBC Countdown host, had been using a rare baseball card known for years as a "holy grail" as a paperweight. Now, announcing that the card has been authenticated and certified by CGC, Olbermann revealed that it will be auctioned this summer at Love of the Game Auctions. The card will be publicly showcased next week at Fanatics Fest in New York alongside rare Wayne Gretzky and Mickey Mantle cards.

The card in question is known as the T206 Honus Wagner card. This card, particularly referred to as the "die-cut Wagner," had gone missing in the mid-1990s, and its entry into Olbermann's extensive card collection has been recorded as one of the odd stories related to rare collectibles. Olbermann recalled the phrase "extreme caution," saying, "I’m the guy who keeps the Mona Lisa in the closet; in this case, I was actually using it as a paperweight in the office."

In the late 1990s, Olbermann had read an article about someone restoring baseball cards. After sending a small project, the restoration process was so successful that the idea of doing a larger job emerged. Olbermann accepted the offer from the restoration expert, who said, "I have the option of getting a Wagner card that is in really bad shape, but I think it's a perfect candidate for restoration."

After working at Fox for two weeks for the Super Bowl, when Olbermann retrieved the card from his safe in Southern California, he said, "This is incredible, really incredible." He expressed a desire to see the studio of the person restoring the card, but when he tried to reach out, he discovered that his phone was off and his email bounced back. This situation made the story of the card even more intriguing.