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

[orly57]

While the 52 mantle gets 10 points and the 51 bowman gets 9, you will note that some of the tougher cards like the Briggs Meat (9), all 3 stahl Meyer (8), home run Derby (7) Yoo-hoo (8), Tip-Top (8), the Venezuela cards, etc are weighted extremely high. Compare that, for example, to the iconic 56 Topps which is weighted at a 4. I suspect they weigh the importance of the card as well as rarity.
https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...position/13018

Chuck asks a great question. No, I do not believe that the card is added to the registry by mere virtue of having have been graded by PSA. However, PSA does welcome suggestions regarding which cards should be added on to these master sets. If you can get it into a psa holder, you then need to argue your case I guess.

[Bestdj777]

If PSA graded this, it would inevitably be included, but maybe just in the red category. It differs from the Dice Game in that it was actually issued, which I believe is why PSA ultimately left the Dice Game off. As for what goes in the red or black, I still can't detect a reason for some of the decisions (the Test Discs make sense for the same reason the Dice Game isn't included, but others less so). I believe I was copied on an email a while back where they explained that the points assigned are based on the value of the item/issue.

[CW]

Interesting. Thanks, Chris and Orlando.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

If PSA graded this, it would inevitably be included, but maybe just in the red category. It differs from the Dice Game in that it was actually issued, which I believe is why PSA ultimately left the Dice Game off. As for what goes in the red or black, I still can't detect a reason for some of the decisions (the Test Discs make sense for the same reason the Dice Game isn't included, but others less so). I believe I was copied on an email a while back where they explained that the points assigned are based on the value of the item/issue.

So this would be his top card then, no? $23,600 (which most think is artificially low because of the slab) is twice what you'd get for a '52 Topps Mantle in the same condition.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

So this would be his top card then, no? $23,600 (which most think is artificially low because of the slab) is twice what you'd get for a '52 Topps Mantle in the same condition.

Not necessarily. For an issue like this, I doubt the condition played much of a role at all in the price. So, while a 1.5 brought $23,000, it's unlikely that a 5.5 or a 10 would have brought that much more. Whoever bought this bought it because they believe it's their only shot at owning one. Meanwhile, a 1952 Topps on a 5.5 or 10 is worth substantially more than the $15000 or whatever a 1.5 brings these days, with a ten likely being a seven figure card. So, with their metric, the 52 Topps and, potentially a handful of other cards, would still outrank this one, not to downplay the aesthetics or significance of this card--it's a beautiful piece and one I would have loved to get.

[darwinbulldog]

Alright, good point.

[swarmee]

With regards to the registry, I know they won't allow cards with less than 4 copies if they're numbered to be added. So you can't put 1/1s in a set registry and then have the only one. Since this is the only one confirmed of Berra and Mantle, it's possible they wouldn't be "required" members of the set registry and instead be "optional" non point getting cards.
If they are permissible, they would probably poll the top 50 or 100 members of the player set registry to see whether they should be added, before actually doing it.

[ullmandds]

is babe ruth butter cream on the registry?

[orly57]

Originally Posted by swarmee

With regards to the registry, I know they won't allow cards with less than 4 copies if they're numbered to be added. So you can't put 1/1s in a set registry and then have the only one. Since this is the only one confirmed of Berra and Mantle, it's possible they wouldn't be "required" members of the set registry and instead be "optional" non point getting cards.
If they are permissible, they would probably poll the top 50 or 100 members of the player set registry to see whether they should be added, before actually doing it.

I can only speak to Cobb, but I can tell you the 1908 Detroit Free Press is on the master registry with only one graded by psa. The Brush Cobb PC is also on there with only 2 graded by psa.