Lot # 2: 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie PSA NM 7

Graded NM 7 by PSA. Outstanding high-grade example of Mickey Mantle's true rookie card. One of card collecting's classics, Mantle's rookie card is the key to the 1951 Bowman set and one of the most popular and significant of all postwar baseball cards. The offered card has vibrant colors, outstanding registration, four square corners (touch weaker top right), and centering toward the bottom left. Clean reverse. High-grade examples have continued to command a premium, as a PSA 7 example sold at public auction for $109,800 in August. This 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle presents a particularly significant collecting and investing opportunity as it is such a strong and attractive example that rarely is offered in this grade! This is a fantastic high-grade example of one of collecting's most famous cards that would be a worthy cornerstone to either a high-grade 1950s Mantle card collection or a world-class collection of classic baseball cards.