Four high-grade early Mickey Mantle cards sold for nearly one half million dollars combined as Mile High Card Company wrapped up its Fall Catalog Auction over the weekend. The top price went to a PSA 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle which brought a final price of $313,483. The last three ’52 Mantle cards sold at auction this year have brought an average price of $365,611. A … [Read more...] about Early Mantle Cards Top Mile High Auction
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Ruth Cards, High-Grade Hornung Rookie Smash Records
Three vintage Babe Ruth cards sold for a combined $222,270 in Memory Lane’s Summer Rarities Auction which closed early Sunday morning but there were plenty of other noteworthy sales. A 1933 Goudey Ruth #149 graded PSA 8 topped bidding at a record-setting $78,870, closely followed by the #53 Ruth from the same set. Also rated 8, it changed hands at $75,285 while a 1916 M101-4 … [Read more...] about Ruth Cards, High-Grade Hornung Rookie Smash Records
45 Years Ago Marked End of the Line for Mickey Mantle
Forty-five years ago today, Mickey Mantle announced he was retiring from baseball. His 1969 Topps card had already been printed and thus serves as a tidy summary of his remarkable career with each year’s stats printed on the back. However, when collectors talk to mainstream media members one card usually comes up in every discussion among cards to own: the 1952 Topps Mantle … [Read more...] about 45 Years Ago Marked End of the Line for Mickey Mantle