any guess on how many 52 mantles exist??

[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.

[GregC]

I would estimate there are exactly 214 ungraded 1952 Topps Mantles in existence. I used a very advanced algorithm to arrive at this number and it is irrefutable.

I can't get into details on how the math works as the formula is currently being sold to NASA but trust me, it's accurate. All I can say is it is based on absolutely nothing.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by GregC

I would estimate there are exactly 214 ungraded 1952 Topps Mantles in existence. I used a very advanced algorithm to arrive at this number and it is irrefutable.

I can't get into details on how the math works as the formula is currently being sold to NASA but trust me, it's accurate. All I can say is it is based on absolutely nothing.

It doesnt look like the influx of cards that Mr. Mint found hurt the hobby and those were a ton of cards relative to the number known in the hobby..

The 1952 Mantle is the iconic card of the set. I do think most of the cards in the set will lose value over time (1952 Common PSA 8s have been dropping ) but its the key card. There are many sets that are not desirable that the 'key' card continues to rise. The 1916 Ruth M101 comes to mind, or certain Leaf cards. The Michael Jordan rookie is really the only card people want in his rookie set etc.

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

The Michael Jordan rookie is really the only card people want in his rookie set etc.

The rest was good, but wholly disagree on that. For the basketball collectors that eschew the Star issues, that 86 set is chock full of rookies. Without Jordan, it sells ungraded between 400 and 700. That is insane for an 80's set.

The high grades of the checklist card go for 2 to 3k and PSA 10's of the star cards regularly break four figures. My son is a big basketball collector and that set is 52' Topps for them.

[1952boyntoncollector]

How many of the remaining Mantles have great corners.....corners may be more 'in' 10 years from now versus centering..who knows.