[DJCollector1]

Originally Posted by scottglevy

Just a suggestion. When I have done similar projects, I like to look for strong appeal cards that may either be slightly trimmed or have back damage. You can usually get these for nearly the same price as a beater

I actually picked up a '68, that may be slightly trimmed at the bottom.
Another snag was a beautiful '59, that some kid must have written his jersey number on the back, a tiny "7" on the back in very small, faint writing.

You are correct, both saved a LOT of money on strong looking examples.

Its still tough to find strong eye-appeal Mantles though, as he is just so popular.

But thanks for the opinions, I have already done exactly what you have suggested.