1953T Willie Mays.. ?- $20.- ?

[hangman62]

OK, all this jibber-jabber can finally stop about these two stupid worn down beat up baseball cards.
I stopped at a Coin Shop on the way home from work,I told the owner where I was at with these two cards ( 53T Mays, 34G Gehrig),the old guy explained to me how it works with older collectables....unless the item is in exceptional condition...it really doesnt matter much..Silver Dollars,Kennedy Halfs,whatever..they get melted down...they are worth much more in that manner,the only exception is the GemMint uncirculated type coins ( which would translate to a PSA GemMint 10..although he told me you couldnt say "uncirculated" on the PSA label....unless the card went straight from the Topps factory and into virgin cotton gloved hands),..But the point is the most lucrative and desired value is the recycled aspect of it all,and that is the key to it,there are people out there that feel they can do more with it when the commodity is in its most pure ,natural,and original form..no doubt about it..All you need to do is check the precious metals and raw materials market..Its gone thru the roof !!
It doesnt pay to do it any other way,so to get the most "bang for my buck" so to speak..Im going for it..full bore.
This guy has been doing Coins for over 30 yrs..for a while he also dealt in stamps..but the way he explained it..something about the PostOffice constantly raising the price of stamps..he couldnt compete ( Honestly, I didnt get that part..I mean stamps go up what ? 2 cents- 5 cents a year?)..thats gonna make or break the guy ?..but anyway,I wasnt going to press him on it.
Moving foward,Id like to thanks all for the help,advice,opinions, etc.. there are a lot of sharks out there,and the smell of blood in the water can ....you know....

Ralph