Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Johannes "Honus" Wagner. Then, a Wagner baseball card was donated to her order of nuns. A note came with the card. It suggested that the price of this baseball card would increase throughout the twenty-first century. Wagner was a legendary shortstop. Honus Wagner cards are prized by collectors. The nuns auctioned the card for $262,000. Muller was surprised that such a small piece of cardboard could be so profitable. The proceeds will benefit th

Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Johannes "Honus" Wagner. Then, a Wagner baseball card was donated to her order of nuns. A note came with the card. It suggested that the price of this baseball card would increase throughout the twenty-first century. Wagner was a legendary shortstop. Honus Wagner cards are prized by collectors. The nuns auctioned the card for $262,000. Muller was surprised that such a small piece of cardboard could be so profitable. The proceeds will benefit the order's ministries in 35 countries.

The card was _________.

A. delicate



B. valuable


C. mangled


D. colorful