What Would You Rather Have Mantle or Mantles?

[jingram058]

Honestly, I find the '52 and the '53 Mantles hideous. I cannot understand the dollars thrown at either one, frankly. Both are amateurish and cartoonish, IMO. There are WAY better looking cards in both sets. Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

[mrreality68]

52 Topps

[G1911]

For profiteers: the former

For collectors: the later

[BobbyStrawberry]

A without question.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Honestly, I find the '52 and the '53 Mantles hideous. I cannot understand the dollars thrown at either one, frankly. Both are amateurish and cartoonish, IMO. There are WAY better looking cards in both sets. Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

+1. Give me the 1951:Bowman, 1952:Bowman and 1953 Bowman and fill it out with later cards. I would rather have Mantle's rookie card than his ugliest card.

[egri]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

I've always liked the photography from that year (and 1957 too). I think Topps lost something when they switched away from Flexichrome.

[drcy]

The latter.

I've never been enamored with the 52T Mantle

[Vegas Cards]

Option B

I'm only short the '51 Bowman and the '52 Topps. Tough to picture parting with some really great cards for just one. And in the back of my mind I keep thinking maybe some day I'll get to add the missing pieces

[JollyElm]

For us hoarders, it's all about option B.

[Seven]

I'll take the 52 Topps Mantle, Ill then sell the PSA 7 and downgrade to a nice looking 3 and use the money to buy the other cards I want.

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's not his rookie card, it's not a very good likeness of him at all, and it isn't all that rare being double printed. And yet..

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Seven

I'll take the 52 Topps Mantle, Ill then sell the PSA 7 and downgrade to a nice looking 3 and use the money to buy the other cards I want.

That’s a great plan to me.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Honestly, I find the '52 and the '53 Mantles hideous. I cannot understand the dollars thrown at either one, frankly. Both are amateurish and cartoonish, IMO. There are WAY better looking cards in both sets. Up until recently I had three 1960 Topps Mantles in near-mint condition. I traded one, and gave one to my daughter. I kept what I consider to be the best of the three. Personally I feel this is The Mick's best looking card.

Oh yeah, the 52 isn't a particularly good looking card. The 1953 and 1954 Bowman are both much nicer. But the 52 is the 52...