1961 Topps #300 Mickey Mantle [#ll] (Yankees)
Decent card, has his jersey# '7' in ink in an open space on back.
| Grade |
VG,w/jersey# |
| Book Value |
$ 500 |
| Our Price |
$ 145
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1952 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values
1952 is often thought of as Topps 1st baseball card set, but it was not.
Topps issued several smaller baseball card sets prior to their huge 1952 set.
The buzz word at Topps back then was "BIGGER is BETTER" for their 1952 Topps set
which Topps described as: "GIANT IN BOTH SIZE and NUMBER of CARDS" (407).
Key card in the 1952 Topps set is #311 MICKEY MANTLE.
Often called Mickey Mantle's Rookie card - BUT IT IS NOT. That honor
goes to his 1951 Bowman.
1952 Topps "High Numbers" (#311-#407), are very, very scarce with an
interesting story:
This HUGE set was released in series, released weeks apart. By the last
series, baseball was over and football starting.
??? Perhaps the set was too huge ???
Shops had cards left from earlier in the year so many orders
were cancelled, thus the scarcity.
Adding interest is how Topps got rid of the now useless cards, including
THOUSANDS of MICKEY MANTLE's. They dumped them into the Ocean !!!
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Willie Mays, Giants Center-Fielder
Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame
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From his remarkable combination of speed and power at the plate
to his iconic defense in center field, Willie Mays was
one of the best all-around players in Major League Baseball history.
1951 Bowman is proud to be the issuer of both Willie Mays and Mickey
Mantle's ROOKIE CARD !!! Many think that their rookie cards were
1952 Topps, but they would be wrong.
Not only did Willie Mays appear on numerous vintage cards of his
own, he also shared an interesting 1956 Topps card with Hank Aaron.
1956 Topps cards showed a large player photo along with a smaller
action photo. On Aaron's card, the action photo showed a player
sliding into home. Turns out that player wasn't Hank Aaron but
was actually Willie Mays !!! Great for me as I was and am a huge
Willie Mays fan.
Last little tidbit:
Really ... how good was Willie Mays ?
Well this is what his manager Hall-of-Famer Leo Durocher had to say.
"What can I say about Willie Mays after I say he's the greatest
player any of us has ever seen. If he could cook,
I'd marry him!"
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Baseball card collecting terms (part G)
Grade/Condition Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges,
creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade.
Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.
Graded Card As values increased the condition of cards and the
determination of fakes and alterations became increasingly more important.
Various companies became "graders" of your cards. For a fee they would grade
your card (usually on a 1 to 10 scale) and then placed in a sealed plastic
holder with labelling of the vital information.
From past experiences, most people are NOT HAPPY with the grades they receive.
To keep values up, graders can be extremely picky. Things you don't see,
they do so don't be surprized when the NEAR MINT card you send in ends up
with an EX or EX/MINT grade.
There are TOO many grading companies - if you do, do choose carefully.
PSA / SGC / GAI / BGS are some of the many companies.
It is good to know that getting a card graded by a company that people
do not recognize or respect will usually just cost you time and money
and not help you in any way.
