1952 Topps Baseball #311 Mickey Mantle Rookie PSA 1 (mc)

• Sold For: $3,259
• Year: 1952
• Auction: 2014 June
• Lot #: 2
• Auction Category: Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

The offered 1952 Topps Baseball #311 Mickey Mantle rookie card is one of the few cases in which a low-grade example will still garner considerable interest. Graded Poor 1 with a (mc) qualifier by PSA. This particular copy was obviously well admired by its original owner as the obverse displays a combination of acute wear. With Mantle earning the status as boyhood hero to millions, it is not difficult to conjure the wide-eyed amazement the youth had while handling his cardboard treasure. Despite the obvious lower grade, the prominent subject and set transcends all condition factors.