Many years ago I hear and saw a great 1952 Mantle story from old-time dealer John England in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
A lady had called in response to one of his "want to buy" ads saying she was pretty sure she had the 1952 Mantle. He asked her to check the back to see if it was indeed number 311, "yes" was her reply and she drove over from a town in Oklahoma.
When she arrived she handed him a stack on 1952's with a rubber band in the middle. The Mantle was the front card and it had been bent almost in two right across the middle when she did as told and checked for the number on the back!
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