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Originally Posted by Lorewalker
This just in from Heritage
We are excited to offer five examples of 1952 Topps, two of 1951 Bowman, and two of 1952 Berk Ross. The 1952 Topps Mantle card was released in short supply and survives in numbers that nearly equate to pre-war issues, and has arguably become the most iconic card of the post-war period.
I am not shocked there are 5 1952 Topps coming I am shocked they did not get 14 of them. Anyway the part that confused me was the part in bold. I have no idea what the graded population is for the 52 Topps but I have always thought of it as a card that is abundant. And the graded examples do not reflect the over all population of them. I know of several collectors whose examples are still ungraded.
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PSA has 1,849 graded copies alone. It is available in large supply. The 52 Topps high's are tough, only in comparison to other Topps series. Dozens or Hundreds are for sale every year, year in and year out.
They've graded 2,510 of the 51 Bowman high Mantle's for comparison, 4,895 of the 1953 Topps card from the very common first series. Neither as popular as the 52 of course, but expensive cards that tend to get graded at a high rate.