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Jon Gold

Jon Gold is an award-winning features writer and columnist with more than a decade of full-time beat, features and columnist experience. He has hosted television and radio shows, podcasts and YouTube videos

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9 of the Most Valuable Baseball Cards in History

Cards of Hall of Famers Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle have sold for millions.

LOS ANGELES, CA - CIRCA 1984: Gymnast Mary Lou Retton of the United States competes in the vault competition in gymnastics during the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in the 1984 Summer Olympics circa 1984 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

With a dazzling performance in Los Angeles, the West Virginia native helped lay the foundation for future U.S. stars.