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Posted By: Paul

I am stunned by the selling price. I own a 51 Mantle. It's in a very nice VG-Ex condition. I am very happy with it. What's it worth? Maybe 2 or 3K? What value would I place on owning this PSA10 version instead? If I couldn't sell it, maybe 500 bucks tops. I'm probably in the minority on that. But an extra $597,000? That's just lunacy to me. I'd much rather have two or three hundred 51 Mantles, not to mention things like the Just So Cy Young, a Baltimore Ruth, or a few dozen E107 Hall of Famers.

I am pleased to see, however, that this card may actually be overtaking the 52 Topps Mantle. To me, the fascination with that non-rookie "rookie" card is even more bizarre.