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Originally Posted by HistoricNewspapers
Correct.
Good point about the Seaver rookie and high number series not being available everywhere.
There were also probably kids across the country in 1952 that had no chance to buy Topps packs that year because their local store may not have had them. So do you have to ding status of the Mantle as a result of some contrived 'rule'?
The internet has made the 'available across the country' completely moot anyway.
The Beckett rookie definition is a complete joke.
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No need to ding the 52 Mantle since the 51 Bowman was his rookie.