Could be the first 1955 Mascot Dog Food Cards of Mantle and Berra. Any Info?

[Leon]

I don't know who did or didn't look at it, specifically.
Unfortunately Beckett doesn't do a great job of marketing their vintage expertise, especially Beckett Vintage Grading (BVG). That helps keep prices down of cards in their holders. They did the legwork on this one and should be commended for it. The card is real and I think it's kind of crazy to have an expert look at it and not grade/authenticate it because it's not cataloged. It's a real card. The new owners might have a hard time getting it slabbed by another TPG for a while. That is just a hunch...But I have seen the card and there is no doubt it's a real card, for pete's sake....And unless it's a registry type card I am not sure it goes a lot higher in another holder....but I could be wrong.

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Could these cards be too rare for their own good? Rumorville has it that PSA and SGC refused to grade them. This left Old Faithful in Beckett to slab them. Makes me wonder just how much money the Mantle would have fetched if in a PSA holder? It wouldnt surprise me with "new" ownership that these cards find their way into a PSA holder. Then the question would be, who convinced PSA to magically change their mind?

I know of another story that involves a single signed Lou Gehrig ball and PSA refused to grade it. After the ball was won for a song at a smaller AH, PSA had a change of heart and graded it. Then the ball magically showed up in a bigger auction and did really good. Im pretty sure their are other stories like this out there.