Lot # 452: 1968 Topps Game #2 Mickey Mantle (HOF) - PSA MINT 9

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $50.00

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Item was in Auction "Love of the Game Spring, 2014 Auction",
which ran from 5/13/2014 9:45 AM to
6/1/2014 8:47 AM



The 1968 Topps Game issue was one of the more plentiful of the company's insert issues from the 1960s. Inserted into packs of 1968 baseball or available for purchase as a complete boxed set the cards were modeled after the Red and Blue-backed Topps cards of 1951. Of course these cards have been even more plentiful than the 1951s thus providing collectors with the ability to obtain high-profile players like Mickey Mantle at lower prices than their conventional cards. Of course the graded card hobby has changed a good deal of that with the highest end cards selling for considerably high prices. Presented is an example of Mickey Mantle's card from the issue graded MINT 9 by PSA. Despite the plentiful nature of the card coupled with its rounded corners MINT examples are few and far between with just 4 examples having graded a 10 (of nearly 1 300 individual examples graded) and only 29 attaining the MINT 9 level. MINT examples of Mickey Mantle cards are not frequently seen - even examples from this set as plentiful as it is. An outstanding card. Population Data PSA Population: 1 296 total graded 29 at this level 4 higher SGC Population: 202 total graded 0 at this level 0 higher

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