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Originally Posted by Bigdaddy
Not hating on pre-war. You can speculate and deny all you want, but until a card changes hands and a higher selling price is made public, then Trout holds the record.
Personally, I'd take Wagner all day long and Mantle on Sunday. To me, the card (Wagner) trumps the nicest version of a card (Mantle 10). Trout is somewhere down the road.
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I’d even take the ‘52 Mantle PSA 9 over that Trout. It is more impressive than that Trout in my humble opinion. Not speaking to value (although it should be), but to condition, survival, story and hobby significance.
The Trout went from a pack directly into a protective holder. The Mantle has survived, in its 9 condition, almost 70 years. It survived bicycle spokes, kid’s dirty hands, moms cleaning out closets, and from getting dumped into the Atlantic Ocean. All without any specialty holders or cases.
Plus, it single handily is the most significant post-war card and has driven the hobby for years.