The online event, hosted by heritage auctions, had a total of 21 bids placed on the muchpublicized mantle lot. The topps card is often mistaken as mantle s rookie card that distinction goes to the mantle card issued by bowman gum in 1951. How to spot a fake 1952 topps mickey mantle card all. That would be his 1951 bowman, but the 1952 topps card has taken on a life of its own. The 1952 topps mickey mantle card is one of the most iconic and valuable cards in the hobby.
Nov 19, 2012 i have compared it next to an authentic 52 topps card and the printing, card stock, thickness seem to be the same. The 1952 mantle card has turned the hobby and is treasured by every collector worldwide. But the bigger, untold story is that there are three gem mint psa 10 52 topps. The last psa mint 9 52 topps mantle card was sold in 2006 via. If you look at the surface and edges of the card, there is very minor wear. But in a few weeks this list might need updatinganother 1952 topps mickey mantle card is up for auction in april, this time with a psa grade of 9. The most iconic postwar card in existence, people often regard mantles 1952 topps baseball card his rookie. Mar 16, 2018 1951 bowman mickey mantle rookie baseball card duration. If you can not afford those, you may want to consider some of his reprint cards. Rookie reprint mickey mantle baseball cards for sale ebay. Mantle played his entire major league baseball mlb career 19511968 with the new york yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman. The 1952 topps mickey mantle, in high grade, has eclipsed the popularity of the 190911 t206 honus wagner in the baseball card collecting hobby. There exist a handful of baseball cards that are symbolic within the hobby.
This is another example that is relatively easy to spot but is a good example of how the card has been artificially worn. May 24, 2018 a collection of baseball cards, including five 1952 topps mickey mantle, that had not seen the light of day since they came out has been professionally graded. Psa 10 mickey mantle arrives at history colorado center youtube. I dont think it will ever pass the sale price of the t206 wagner psa 8 card. Yankees mickey mantle tips his cap at yankee stadium 8x10 photo picture tip. So when people started bidding, it got high really fast. A psa 9 copy of mickey mantle s iconic 1952 topps baseball card is on the auction block via heritage auctions and its bidding is already in seven figures as we count down the minutes until its close later this week. Mickey mantle autographed signed 1952 topps rookie card.
The card is more pop culture art than mere baseball card at this point. Sep 21, 2017 psa bulk submission return 27 cards bryce harper, mark mcgwire, and 2 random pokemon cards. Here is a lucky collectors chance to acquire a tremendous looking. This is mickey mantle s rookie card from the 1952 topps baseball set. The colourphoto card depicts mantle in his new york yankees uniform, clutching a yellow bat. Mickey mantle cards, rookie cards, autographs and memorabilia. Mantle 1952 topps baseball rookie rc autographed auto reprint card new. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The highest psagraded 1951 bowman mickey mantle rookie card has become the second most expensive sports card ever sold. The highest psa graded 1951 bowman mickey mantle rookie card has become the second most expensive sports card ever sold. Of 1177 such specimens to pass through the offices of psa as of the time of this writing, only a single other 52 bowman mantle has achieved the lofty designation of gem mint 10, making this card even more rare than the esteemed topps rookie of the same year.
You can feel the age in it if that makes sense i have held tons of vintage 50s cards and it has that 52 topps56 topps feel to it. Mickey mantle s rookie card is generally considered to be from 1951 bowman baseball. Heritage has recorded two world records for highgrade specimens in the past twelve months. Jul 26, 2010 as part of memory lanes summer treasures auction, now under way at, are a psa 8. Heritage auctions, as luck would have it, kendrick also owns one of the three known psa gemmint 10 examples of the 1952 topps mickey mantle cardthe new holy grail for card collectors. Its not even a rare card, as it was actually double printed by topps, even despite the fact that thousands of the high series 1952 topps cards were dumped into the atlantic. Just five other copies of the card have graded this high among more than 1,500 slabbed by psa and just three have scored higher. But the bigger, untold story is that there are three gem mint psa 10 52 topps mantles which are twice as rarethree. Mantle card in 1951 but as we all know it is not a topps card as topps have driven the hobby since there inception in 1952.
In that same year, wheaties cereal issued a set of eight black and white premium photographs, one of which was mantle. Mickey mantles rookie card is generally considered to be from 1951 bowman baseball. Top 10 mickey mantle baseball cards the cardboard connection. A collection of baseball cards, including five 1952 topps mickey mantle, that had not seen the light of day since they came out has been professionally graded. What is the value of a 1952 topps mint condition mickey. This is mickey mantles rookie card from the 1952 topps baseball set. Of the more than 1,000 1952 topps mickey mantle cards that have been graded by psa, only three psa 10 versions exist. But who would not want to own the rookie card of the greatest professional baseball player of all time. May 28, 20 mickey mantle autographed signed 1952 topps rookie card psadna certified graded stay safe and healthy. How i bought a 1952 topps mickey mantle rookie card youtube. The topps card is often mistaken as mantles rookie card that distinction goes to the mantle card issued by bowman gum in 1951. The most important mantle card is, arguably, the most important baseball card in. In the case of a virtually perfect, gem mint 1952 topps mickey mantle card youre talking millions of dollars.
As part of memory lanes summer treasures auction, now under way at, are a psa 8. Lot detail 1952 topps mickey mantle rookie card psa 7. Of more than 1,500 submissions for psa assessment, only six 1952 topps mantle cards have earned a mint 9 rating, with just three rising higher, to a perfect gem mint 10 assessment. Send it to psa yourself and see what it gets, it may very well be a psa 10. Dean also has written two books on collecting vintage baseball cards. Despite not being his first card, the 1952 topps mickey mantle deserves mention as well. The 1951 bowman mickey mantle baseball card is his official rookie card, but the 1952 topps mickey mantle rookie is the most famous and has a high value even in lower conditions. Mantles 1952 topps card is seen as the holy grail of baseball cards, and even a halfdestroyed copy is worth decent money. In his first five seasons in new york, mickey averaged 144 hits, 24 home runs and 89 rbi and starting in 1952, earned his first of 20 allstar selections.