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Originally Posted by samosa4u
It's a nice-looking card, yes, but the guy on it looks nothing like Mantle!
Here, look again and compare:
Shape of the head is wrong ... skin color wrong ... ears are too big ... teeth too big ... |
I’d agree. Judged on the aesthetics alone and not what we know of the card - I don’t think it looks fantastic. But of course it’s iconic, and has been for a long time, so most of that is just out the window at this point.
The ‘68 Topps Ryan / Koosman is another example of a card like that. I won’t call it downright ugly, but it’s certainly not the prettiest card ever made. But it’s become an icon unto itself, so nobody really cares.
The one card you actually hear this subject discussed around a lot is the ‘63 Rose. Arguably the ugliest pricey card ever made…
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