Al Rosen's 52 Mantle story(PSA 8) by Heritage

[pawpawdiv9]

well here some Ebay figures to compare to:
GAI 7.5 is asking 30k
SGC 80/6 is asking 36k
PSA 6 is asking 49k
PSA 4.5 is asking 25k

in all respect, i doubt seeing 200k+, more like closer to the 100-150k range it seems. Unless, the story behind it adds some value, and perhaps a bid war.

[ALR-bishop]

Chris-- you and others here know a lot more about this card than me. But I will go with Bob on this one. He is like a walking and sometimes talking PSA spreadsheet. Weird almost

[MattyC]

I'd venture 200k-ish. Time will tell, and will be an interesting one to watch.

[hammer]

Now I no what I want this Christmas and will get coal instead. What a Card.

[sforaker]

We have yet to see the proof that this card was part of the Rosen find. Right now we have only an auction description saying so. How does Heritage know? What is the evidence?

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by sforaker

We have yet to see the proof that this card was part of the Rosen find. Right now we have only an auction description saying so. How does Heritage know? What is the evidence?

I would venture to say they can trace the sales history back to the find. Not to sound dumb though, but does it really matter whether it came from his find? My assumption is that most of the high grade 52 Topps Mantles came from that find, so I cannot imagine there being any premium either way. If it came from the find, great, it was part of a really significant find. If it did not come from the find, it still managed to escape any wear for over 60 years.

Al, was your Mantle part of the find?

[MattyC]

Perhaps there are some for whom the Rosen find makes a difference, but I find it moot in the face of the card and it would not affect my bid one way or the other. I think that card is going to moon no matter if it was Rosen who found it or my nana

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Perhaps there are some for whom the Rosen find makes a difference, but I find it moot in the face of the card and it would not affect my bid one way or the other. I think that card is going to moon no matter if it was Rosen who found it or my nana

Hahah, is your nana Mrs. Mint?

[sforaker]

The image of Mrs. Mint is more than more than I can deal with . I can understand how the provenance of the card may not matter to some, but to me if it was from the Rosen find that would be meaningful in the sense that I think that it would decrease the chances that the card is a counterfeit (of course that risk is already decresed by PSA grading .. but still, it would not be the first time that a counterfeit card got past the graders).

[Brianruns10]

If it were centered, I'd say possibly 200K. But that example is pretty average. Honestly, if I had that kind of money to spend, I'd wait for one with better registration. Grade means less to me than does eye appeal, and while this card is high grade, the eye appeal is merely adequate.

[glynparson]

Slightly North of 250,000. Iconic card lots of deep pockets still want one.

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

well here some Ebay figures to compare to:
GAI 7.5 is asking 30k
SGC 80/6 is asking 36k
PSA 6 is asking 49k
PSA 4.5 is asking 25k

in all respect, i doubt seeing 200k+, more like closer to the 100-150k range it seems. Unless, the story behind it adds some value, and perhaps a bid war.

**BUMPING**
Since the Auction closed yesterday, but still
Followed By a
Live Signature Floor Session on Jul 31, 2014
http://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-ca...ed-dailystatus

Based on my previous quote, noted above--- the hammer price seems to be what i figured it would bring.
Bad timing with the National? was that a coicidence?
CURRENTLY AT 110,000 (BP 131,450)

[Volod]

Let the plutocratic pissing contest begin...