This post will serve
as a case study of one of the most famous baseball cards ever shown below
(Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps Card)
This card, the card published directly after his
1951 rookie card is so popular because of the iconic photo, the rarity in which
it is seen, and the player shown on the card. The card when found in
certified mint condition sells for upwards of over 2,000,000 dollars. As
mentioned in the last post, the crazy price is mainly due to the fact that only
3 are known to exist. There are very likely more, often there are stories
of people not knowing what they have or finding it in a basement years after it
was placed there. But only 3 have ever been identified, so this card when
in mint condition could make you a very nice profit.
The pose in which he is looking off into the
distance is apparently very popular as it signifies the changing of the guard
in CF for the Yankees from Joe DiMaggio to Mantle. As Joe was about to
retire, Mantle is seen looking off into the distance ready for a very
successful Yankees tenure. This card sits #2 on the highest value behind
a Hall of Fame shortstop Honus Wagner card.
This is not meant to diminish other
sports and their collective cards, but baseball is known to have the most
historic cards and cards that garner the most money. Other sports cards generally earn only a
fraction of what the top cards in baseball will reach. This Mickey Mantle is just one of the many
examples of that being the case.
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