The "Finest Known" 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Up For Auction

[Jaypers]

The card looks truly magnificent. Graded SGC 9.5. From Alan "Mr. Mint" Rosen's '52 Topps find in MA.

Expected to fetch at least $10M.

Mr. Mint Endorsed 1952 Topps Mantle from Famous Find Could Fetch Over $10 Million

The Mickey Mantle card Alan Rosen felt was the best from his famous find of 1952 Topps in 1986 hadn't been graded until recently. It's just went up for auction and could become the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold.

www.sportscollectorsdaily.com

 

[Letch77]

I've started counting my change...

 

[finestkind]

The auction is already at $4,800,000.00 with 33 days to go.

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-311-sgc-mint-95-1985-rosen-find-finest-known-example-/a/50058-53014.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

 

[finestkind]

My wild azs guess for and ending bid will be $11,500,000.00. A lot of people still have way too much money out there. I'm not one of those people. The mega millions jackpot is up to $830,000,000 tonight.

 

[gt2590]

Costas mentioned it on the broadcast tonight.

 

[K34PuckettAddict]

Mentioned on Chicago news this morning as well.


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[jmc855]

Cool card. I'll say 12.25 million as my guess.

 

[Letch77]

I vaguely remember it, but didn't Topps do something in 1991 or 1992 where you could find a redemption for the 1952 Topps Mantle in packs? Does anyone else remember that and I wonder if anyone won?

 

[finestkind]

I vaguely remember it, but didn't Topps do something in 1991 or 1992 where you could find a redemption for the 1952 Topps Mantle in packs? Does anyone else remember that and I wonder if anyone won?

I remember reading about that. I think the winner ended up selling the card because he couldn't afford the taxes that he needed to pay on it.

 

[Pinbreaker]

Current Bid:
$5,250,000
w/ Buyer's Premium (BP) : $6,300,000.00

 

[gt2590]

I remember reading about that. I think the winner ended up selling the card because he couldn't afford the taxes that he needed to pay on it.

That's how I remember it too.

I think it was '91 for the 40th Anniversary promo.

And this happened a lot for the '99 UD promo with the Halper Collection GU jerseys.

Combined with the Campy auction around the same timeframe, it Really pushed Hunt Auctions into the spotlight too...

 

[gt2590]

Interview with grader CEO:

SGC President Peter Steinberg Talks Grading the 1952 Topps Mantle

SGC scored a major publicity coup when it was selected to grade the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle that Alan Rosen called the finest example from his historic find.

www.sportscollectorsdaily.com

 

[jmc855]

Interview with grader CEO:

SGC President Peter Steinberg Talks Grading the 1952 Topps Mantle

SGC scored a major publicity coup when it was selected to grade the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle that Alan Rosen called the finest example from his historic find.

www.sportscollectorsdaily.com

I think they should be asked nd have to answer the question, "can you explain why it did not get a 10, and show us the flaw that kept it a 9.5 please? "

 

[nosterbor]

Current Bid:
$5,250,000
w/ Buyer's Premium (BP) : $6,300,000.00

These auction places make way too much money. Plus, they charge a seller's premium also. Nothing but crooks to me.

 

[magicpapa]

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Won by California Collector

A northern California restaurant manager turned a pack of 2010 baseball cards into a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle.

www.sportscollectorsdaily.com

 

[finestkind]

Heritage Auction has a full-page ad in today's New York Times for this auction. Heritage is estimating a closing bid on this card at $10 million.

 

[LWMM]

I think they should be asked nd have to answer the question, "can you explain why it did not get a 10, and show us the flaw that kept it a 9.5 please? "

Not to knock what is undeniably a great card, but maybe the centering on the back played a role. Contrary to Rosen's letter, which generously states that "The reverse is also perfectly centered," a pixel count suggests that the l/r centering is approximately 68/32 (i.e., 20 pixels on the left, 42 on the right). The back also looks ever-so-slightly tilted. Not bad, but not 50/50.

 

[jmc855]

Not to knock what is undeniably a great card, but maybe the centering on the back played a role. Contrary to Rosen's letter, which generously states that "The reverse is also perfectly centered," a pixel count suggests that the l/r centering is approximately 68/32 (i.e., 20 pixels on the left, 42 on the right). The back also looks ever-so-slightly tilted. Not bad, but not 50/50.

Fair callout. And I might take any grading company seriously if they had to report the flaws, on a report, on any card graded a 7.5 or higher and not a 10. If you can show that, so could they and its objective. Until they do, they're just hucksters in my book.

 

[George K]

Nuts. That's a lot of money for a piece of cardboard, at the end of the day.

 

[finestkind]

The auction ended last night. The card sold for $12,600,000.00.