5000 words !
 

:)

Someone needs to crack those from the holder and play with them a bit :)

Wow, some very nice Mantles. I see several that are high on my want list (e.g., 1959 Bazooka, the Stahl Meyers, the Home Run Derby card, the Venezuelans).

I can't believe I saw a gem mint 53B and 56T!

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other Mantles
 

My personal favorite is the 1957 Topps, followed by the 1958 All Star.

Different

57 Topps sucks.

I have always liked the 1954 Red Heart. I picked up the PSA 6 around a year ago and upgraded to the PSA 8 about 6 months later.
James

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...pscixnoebm.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psoiq4bbmq.jpg

sweet Red Hearts! As I stated before, his most appealing card ....

now I need one! :)

This is my favorite because (1) I'm partial to very scarce cards, and (2) my mom fed me Briggs hot dogs when I was a kid, but I didn't save the cards because what kid wants a card with no player bio/stats on it that had to be cut off a waxy hot dog box. :eek:

Not being Mantle collector and being mostly into pre-War cards these years, I sold this beauty on eBay last summer to build up my war chest for the Heritage auction of Leon's collection.
Val

Mine are:

1960 Post
1953 Stahl Meyer
1959 Bazooka
1954 Dan Dee
1956 Topps

I think they are pretty cool


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JUDGEBUCK, YOU LIST SOME PARTICULARLY AWESOME CARDS---BEAUTIFUL, MESMERIZING, AND THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF.:D ---Brian Powell

Thanks, Brian. BTW, when can we expect you book (isn't it on regional and food issues?) -- judgebuck (David)

A few favorites.
 

A few favorites

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#6 (issues uploading the last one)

#7

Last one.

I just got my copy last week. Some amazing stuff on some tough regionals and food issues. So thankful it is finally out given how little info there is out there about these things.

A Few Fun Favorites...
 

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H...son_Mantle.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v...pps_Mantle.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B...wman_Yanks.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A...s_Sluggers.jpg

Wow!

Some beauty Mantles shown here! :)

Keith, it has been a loooooooong time since I have seen those beauties!

Always nice work!

Very nice collection Chris, very nice. Excuse me while I go clean the drool off my chin.

Haha, thanks Mike. Your collection gives mine a run for its money though. I wish I had some of the quality pieces you do.

Oddball ---"NOT FOR SALE'' printed on reverse.
 

Safe Deposit Box Stuff.
 

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...ANTLES_NEW.JPG


....the value of these is mainly that they are decent centering......the cards themselves are pretty available . Topps centering is where the difficulty lies . To us centering weenies, anyway.......

And I know I'm not alone here.......


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1959 Bazooka

You are far from alone, sir. There are cards and then there are centered cards. Centering makes a specific card rare. I always wonder when I shop: given the total graded population of any key Post War card, how many of those are really dead centered?

Hells bells I see PSA 8s and 9s that have ugly centering and tilt. They do nothing for me!

The 57 isn't dead centered but it is well centered.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psqlzblbgv.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psvhknc4kp.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psmzki7mmb.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psqecjlwb0.jpg

1956 has always been my favorite Mantle. 65 is also up there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps8cropon6.jpg

centering? now we're talking!!!
 

that 58 up there is amazing!!

and agreed on centering...

the 57 is one of the hardest in my opinion, probably followed by the 65/69 considering the tilt issues coupled w/ the rounded inner boarders.

here are some 57s:

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...antle1.5mk.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...le2.5.9025.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...7mantle2.5.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...7mantle4.5.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...ntle4.5bvg.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...ntle5.5346.jpg

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...mantle7sgc.jpg

centered 69 white:

http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...9mantle3wl.jpg

not dead nuts centered, but close

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gorgeous.

Paging Matty for some centered Mantle scans! Lord knows what he's picked up lately.

there's a thread somewhere dedicated to basic centered mantles on one of the boards...

1957 Mantle and team mates-----
 

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...S_0002_NEW.JPG...


..there should be a shrine erected for any 1957 Topps with real decent centering.....


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