Anyone here building a complete 1952 Topps set?

[Zone91]

Brianruns10

The 52 Topps Mantle to me is always going to be a good card I have been collecting cards mostly hockey since 1989 and the Mantle has always done well when it looks nice for the grade be it a PSA 1 or a PSA 10. I would not buy a ugly looking Mantle just to say I own one...that would be a bad move in my opinion for any collector.

People talk down on the Mantle sometimes (but those are the same people most of the time who would die to own one and can't afford it and simply wish the price went down so they could buy one...and truth be told Mantle has millions of fans that collect his cards...not to many players in ANY sport can claim that....OK maybe Babe Ruth) but truly Mantle is king of the post war cards and has always been....no new player will eclipse Mantle in popularity when it comes to card collecting...Barry Bonds has 762 home runs almost no one cares about him same can be said about 99,99% of the new players.

Your Matthew card is also a very good card to own again only if it looks nice for the grade like yours seems to be.

People ALMOST always talk down on cards deep down they most want....the nature of humans to try to get a deal!!! But the day a collector actually has one in his hands that he actually owns believe me that collector will be super proud to own the 52 Topps Mantle....that goes for 99,99% of collectors....and maybe 0,01% who are always unhappy no matter what good fortune happens in their life.

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[ALR-bishop]

Boy do I ever hate that ugly 61 Mantle Dice card. Can not believe Bob and Larry would spend much on that thing

[Zone91]

ALR-bishop

Hahahaha same here God do I hate the T206 Plank card....truth be told I would love to own one of those babies and of course of of those 2 known Mantle cards as well!!!

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[Brianruns10]

Originally Posted by Zone91

ALR-bishop

Hahahaha same here God do I hate the T206 Plank card....truth be told I would love to own one of those babies and of course of of those 2 known Mantle cards as well!!!

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Good point. I would love to own the Plank, but it is rather ugly card in a beautiful set. I think it's apparent that some players received a little more care and attention than others when it came to the design of the card. Compare to the Honus Wagner, a premiere player of his day...the portrait is intricate and lovingly detailed, and it truly is a beautiful card to behold.

Now the '52 Mantle, while I think is a tad overpriced in the lower grades, is unmistakeable iconic, which is probably why it is so coveted. It transcends baseball to really be a piece of pop-art. It's pure Americana, right up there with the imagery of Norman Rockwell or Coca Cola. Simply gorgeous. Such a shame the original artwork wasn't preserved. THAT would be an extremely valuable item for sure.

[Zone91]

Brianruns10

I have decided to build the set in 5 grades: 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 and 6 Just much easier to find a well centered card than only using 2 grades 4's and 5;s only.

Picked up 16 cards so far and 3 very nice high numbers all 3 VERY well centered....expensive do!!!

You are right the 52 Topps Mantle has become legendary and will remain so just to BIG to take a fall. Yes the original art may actually be somewhere but not sure...that would be worth most likely millions of dollars....way out of my league.

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[ALR-bishop]

Why not 6.5 ?

[Zone91]

ALR-bishop

Trying to keep my set a a minimum of grades.

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[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Boy do I ever hate that ugly 61 Mantle Dice card. Can not believe Bob and Larry would spend much on that thing

lol.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Boy do I ever hate that ugly 61 Mantle Dice card. Can not believe Bob and Larry would spend much on that thing

Agreed. And, from what I recall, neither of them have the dice that goes with it. What's the point without that?