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1953 Topps Mickey Mantle

Newly graded 3rd Year card of this Yankees legend from this great set.

SGC 3 (VG)

Awesome looking card. Presents beautifully for a (3)

I think it will be tough to find another 3 that looks this nice.

Stared at this card for a long time in different light and under magnification to try and justify the grade.

Rather then slam the grading company, I will say I eventually caught what looked like a bit of paper stress running horizonally across Mickey's shoulder, just above the Yankees logo. Likely tough to see in the scan, but now that I pointed it out, you might kind of see it. I barely picked it up under the raked ceiling light in my office. A little mag flashlight I used was actually too bright to really see it.

If I had to guess, I'd say there is probably screwdown damage to the card that is hard to see.

I offered a 53T Berra card earlier, that was also a (3), and looked pretty perfect in the scan, but the flaws were fairly easy to pick up in hand. This ones a lot tougher to pick out the flaws.

SOLD (Shipped in the U.S.)

(CT Residents please add 6.35% Sales Tax)

Pay almost any way you like.

PM to reserve or e-mail me at David at Boxingtreasures dot com

Thanks.