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[KendallCat]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

That's a great start to your run Kendall. Mantles with centering like that are few and far between.

Thank you for the nice comments. I tried to find examples with nice eye appeal and centering - Matty C has taught me a lot in regards to centering and things to look for when selecting cards. I have included a few more close ups of cards in the run.

1952 Mantle rookie



1956 PSA 8



1956 PSA 6.5 - might be as nice as the 8



1960 Mantle PSA 8

[mintonlyplz]

KC...Exceptional 52 Mantle for the grade. Color pops...and near dead centered side to side w/o a tilt! Quite an accomplishment. Your '60 is one of the best I have seen in term of registration. I am first in line if and when you want to sell it. The 56 6.5 is not as nice as the 56 8...due to corners and coloration...but still beautiful for the grade. Thx for closeup!

[mintonlyplz]

KC...Have you tried to bump the '60?

[MattyC]

That 1960 Mantle is exceptional. The main image is focused, and the batting image has great registration, thus avoiding the "caved in" look to one side of his face that many examples have. Also, great print quality— no print defects in the red, the yellow, along the top of the main image pane, or even around the black team logo circle.

All those attributes in one specimen make it quite rare as compared to all the others that were printed. Must look great in hand, because blown up scans always exaggerate flaws, and even blown up on a screen, it looks great.

[KendallCat]

Thanks for the notes and comments guys. Matt - the '60 Mantle was the one I asked you about when I had the pair of PSA 8's about a month ago, and I could not decide which one to keep and which one to sell. The one I sold had better centering, but for the reasons you stated the one I kept has better color, registration, and focus - the other one was not as shape particularly in the face area.

Monte - I have not tried to bump the 1960, but I am taking some cards to Chicago next weekend for the Sun Times show and plan on submitting a few for review including the 60. Do you guys think it has a shot to bump based on what you see or should I save the $$. Also, I agree on the 6.5 Mantle not being as nice as the PSA 8 - the 8 was a PWCC HE card and of the half dozen or so 8's I have owned over the years this was by far the best one. Pretty similar to the 8.5 I used to own. Not sure if it would have a chance to bump so any opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks again for the comments. Now I need to find me a 1957 and 1958 finish out my 50's run. I am keeping the 59 in PSA 7 since I don't think I can find an 8 that would warrant bumping my 7 out of the lineup.

[mintonlyplz]

I hope PSA considers how extraordinary the registration is on the '60 Mantle and bumps it to an 8.5 despite not being dead centered...well deserving.

I think the '56 also has a chance based on centering and beautiful coloration. If PWCC designated it HE...I would submit it. I am batting .333 (1/3) on bumps with their designation. The only bad thing about that is the card is re-holdered and loses the HE sticker...but you still have the card stating such. My only concern would be the upper left corner on the '56 when viewed horizontally.

[irv]

Originally Posted by KendallCat

Thank you for the nice comments. I tried to find examples with nice eye appeal and centering - Matty C has taught me a lot in regards to centering and things to look for when selecting cards. I have included a few more close ups of cards in the run.

1952 Mantle rookie

Beautiful cards, KC.

Can you see/tell why your 52 graded only a 3? It looks way nicer than that to me but I likely can't see the reason(s) why in the scan?

[KendallCat]

Originally Posted by irv

Beautiful cards, KC.

Can you see/tell why your 52 graded only a 3? It looks way nicer than that to me but I likely can't see the reason(s) why in the scan?

Irv

Thank you for the note on the Mantle rookie. I am biased and think it would be hard to find one nicer under a 4.5 - Matt has a 4.5 that smokes most 5's and 6's out there. Mine has an almost invisible surface crease on the upper right portion going towards his hat. Without it I would say it grades a 5/5.5.

The thing I like about the card is that at first glance it looks like it is in the wrong holder - too many Mantle rookie cards are horrificly off center even as 6's and 7's. I would say 70/30 to 80/20 is more common than 60/40.

[irv]

Originally Posted by KendallCat

Irv

Thank you for the note on the Mantle rookie. I am biased and think it would be hard to find one nicer under a 4.5 - Matt has a 4.5 that smokes most 5's and 6's out there. Mine has an almost invisible surface crease on the upper right portion going towards his hat. Without it I would say it grades a 5/5.5.

The thing I like about the card is that at first glance it looks like it is in the wrong holder - too many Mantle rookie cards are horrificly off center even as 6's and 7's. I would say 70/30 to 80/20 is more common than 60/40.

Thanks, KC.

I agree with you a 100%. Definitely not a 3, imo.

Very nice card!