Thread: Poll: Final Hammer Price - 1914 BN Babe Ruth vs the 1952 Rosen Topps Mantle
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Old 11-15-2023, 08:57 PM
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I think the Ruth card at REA will sell for more, but I will be honest in that I don't even really even understand why a '52 Topps Mantle (even a PSA 10) would sell for anything close to Babe Ruth's first card with a population of less than a dozen.
Because nobody collecting now saw Ruth, whereas Mantle was a folk hero to a whole generation of guys many of whom are still living. And 1952 Topps is the set that brought in modern collecting.
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