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Originally Posted by ChiefBenderForever
But it is his Topps RC as he wasn't included in the 51 Topps game card set. If Albert Pujols can have over 1500 different RC cards I think it's safe to say Mantle has a couple. And yes the 33 Goudey is Gehrig and Ruths Rc card as that is the first mainstream set they were in, were there other issues before, yes but in limited quanity, just like the 86 Fleer Jordan RC. True RCs, maybe not but still RC cards nontheless.
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Technically, the term Rookie Card is player specific(assuming a mainstream release), and not brand.. "First Topps Card" would be a more appropriate term. Much like the '58 Musial AS card. Definitely not a rookie. Try convincing anyone that the 1998 Topps card of David Ortiz is his rookie. Or that '97 Topps is Mariano Rivera's.. But "First Topps Card" does still hold some merit, despite not being a "Rookie".