Just Another 1952 Mantle PSA 9

[mantlefan]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

What do you think the odds are that PSA would cross that last SGC86 to an PSA8?

I think it will likely come back as "trimmed".

Aside from the PSA 9, I agree that the PSA 8 ending in 511 is the best of the lot.

[pokerplyr80]

The fact that none of those high grade examples are centered except for Evan's 9 show how hard it is to find a centered 52 Mantle. And those are cards that have probably sold for 200-500k. I agree with the consensus that the sgc 7.5 has the best eye appeal, especially if you factored in the couple hundred grand you'd save vs what either of the psa 8s would cost.

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

The fact that none of those high grade examples are centered except for Evan's 9 show how hard it is to find a centered 52 Mantle.

To your centering point, this healthy sampling below is from Heritage past sales. The results on the 1951 Bowman Mantle and 1957 Topps Mantle and 1969 Topps Mantle are about as depressing for those who like centered cards. I see two with great centering.