any guess on how many 52 mantles exist??

[JeremyW]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

How many raw ones have you seen in the last 15 years? I think I've seen a total of 1.

Love of the game uncovered a collection of almost every topps set, and was missing the Mantle. I'd think less than 60 are still out there, but it will forever be conjecture. The card has always been expensive, and with all the recent hype and huge prices, you'd have to be in the dark if you didnt realize you had one of the most expensive cards out there. The internet and tv has brought antiques and collectibles to the forefront of people trying to get rich quick.

The collection that LOTG auctioned had the '52 Mantle.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by JeremyW

The collection that LOTG auctioned had the '52 Mantle.

My mistake, so how many new ones have come to auction in the last few years? You'd think with these kinds of prices, they'd be coming out of the woodwork.

Also, what's the point of people asking the value of their collections, who aren't looking to sell? 30 Mantles and 187 Mays cards...how many more MAYS cards are out there!


I don't think the card is scarce by any means, but I don't see thousands of them lurking in collections.

[JeremyW]

My guess, & it's only a guess, is that there are thousands of the '52 Mantles ungraded. I don't know if it's 5K or 20K, but they're out there. I'm not saying this to diminish their value. I think that demand would still outweigh supply well enough for the value to continue to increase.

[tedzan]

OK guys, here are my two Mickey Mantle's from my master 1952 TOPPS set (near complete....526/555 cards....need 29 mid-series Graybacks)

Oh my goodness ! ..... They're ungraded.



......Type 1 .................................................. .................................................. ..... Type 2


TED Z


Most of you guys who know me, know I'm not a fan of graded cards. And, it may surprise you to know there are other collectors in the hobby with ungraded 1952 TOPPS
sets. So, good luck in trying to figure out the Mantle population....it's nearly impossible.
.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by tedzan

OK guys, here are my two Mickey Mantle's from my master 1952 TOPPS set (near complete....526/555 cards....need 29 mid-series Graybacks)

Oh my goodness ! ..... They're ungraded.




Most of you guys who know me, know I'm not a fan of graded cards. And, it may surprise you to know there are other collectors in the hobby with ungraded 1952 TOPPS
sets. So, good luck in trying to figure out the Mantle population....it's nearly impossible.
.

Very nice cards Ted ....not sure if you have mentioned before, but did you pull both copies from packs yourself?

Best of luck on those last 29 cards.

[Kurri17]

If this has been covered I apologize. A kid who collected and pulled a '52 Mantle from a pack was most likely born between 1937 and 1946 (meaning he was between 6 and 15 years of age). Those men are now 71-80 years old. It is just a sad fact that we are in the era that large numbers of that era will begin to pass away. We may find an influx of '52 Mantles as homes, attics, and collections are cleared out due to their passing. I don't mean to be morbid, especially since I'm getting older myself, but just something I thought might be a consideration.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Kurri17

If this has been covered I apologize. A kid who collected and pulled a '52 Mantle from a pack was most likely born between 1937 and 1946 (meaning he was between 6 and 15 years of age). Those men are now 71-80 years old. It is just a sad fact that we are in the era that large numbers of that era will begin to pass away. We may find an influx of '52 Mantles as homes, attics, and collections are cleared out due to their passing. I don't mean to be morbid, especially since I'm getting older myself, but just something I thought might be a consideration.

I agree that many copies of this card will soon be "discovered" over the next 20 years.....my guess is most of these cards will be of the lower grade variety (3's and less). It will be interesting to see once these long hidden copies come to market, how many will be graded. It can be easily tracked ....

This card is so iconic, that even a gradual "influx" over the next 15-20 years will unlikely have a negative influence on the prices that this card realizes.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Very nice cards Ted ....not sure if you have mentioned before, but did you pull both copies from packs yourself?

Best of luck on those last 29 cards.

Savedfrommyspokes,

Thanks....I've been searching for those 29 mid-series Graybacks for approx. 20 years.

The Type 2 card of Mantle in my set I acquired when I got back into the hobby since 1977.

In the Fall of 1952, I opened up a 1952 TOPPS Hi# waxpack to find these 5 cards......








TED Z
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[JustinD]

Originally Posted by tedzan

OK guys, here are my two Mickey Mantle's from my master 1952 TOPPS set (near complete....526/555 cards....need 29 mid-series Graybacks)

Oh my goodness ! ..... They're ungraded.
.

lol, I didn't want to call you out Ted in my defense of the ungraded population. I knew you would pop in eventually.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by tedzan

OK guys, here are my two Mickey Mantle's from my master 1952 TOPPS set (near complete....526/555 cards....need 29 mid-series Graybacks)

Oh my goodness ! ..... They're ungraded.



......Type 1 .................................................. .................................................. ..... Type 2


TED Z


Most of you guys who know me, know I'm not a fan of graded cards. And, it may surprise you to know there are other collectors in the hobby with ungraded 1952 TOPPS
sets. So, good luck in trying to figure out the Mantle population....it's nearly impossible.
.

Nice Ted. I think I tend to agree with you. In an SCD article they had mentioned that Bowman was producing 200,000,000 1951 Bowman cards prior to the issuance of Topps 1952 set.....that's 600,000+ per card.

Z