Lot # 1044: 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle SGC VG/EX 4

Graded VG/EX 4 by SGC. Exceptionally attractive 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle. One of card collecting's classics, Mantle's Topps rookie card is the key to the set, one of the most famous of all cards, and the single most popular and valuable postwar baseball card. The offered example has beautiful colors, outstanding registration and minor corner wear. The reverse is clean. The 1952 Topps Mantle has long been recognized as one of the most iconic "blue chips" of all vintage baseball cards and a glance at sales records shows that over the years it has consistently risen in value in all grades. The market for 1952 Topps Mantles in general is on an upward swing — especially for extremely high-quality examples. In August 2022, an SGC MINT+ 9.5 example sold at public auction for $12.6 million, a record at that time for any sports card. This 1952 Topps Mantle presents a particularly significant collecting and investing opportunity as it is a tremendous mid-grade example.