New 1958 topps Mickey Mantle error discovery

[Tedwilliams1918]

There’s some factors to what make a variation popular

1 who the player is

2 how rare it is

If it’s very noticeable and drastic or not

This variation is almost impossible to obtain and if out of all the 300,000 Mickey mantle collectors that only 20 of them want it it will always hold value because there isn’t enough to go around….rare enough to carry a premium with or without PSA recognizing


Look at 1967 bob bolin which is probably 20x more available than this card and it’s just a tiny print blob and that card sells for 100x the regular version

[Kutcher55]

Personally I think variations such as this one are a complete joke. That said people will pay a premium for this. Not me. But people.

Also the OP is a great collector and an awesome addition to net54.

[ALR-bishop]

It is one of at least 6 other cards on the same sheet that have similar back defects. They are scarce but recurring. They are all pictured and discussed in the long variations thread in post war. Collecting all the affected cards is challenging but the cards have little hobby recognition except among passionate variant collectors at this time and do not sell for any premium. As someone said to
most collectors they are just defects in the card.

I am rooting for the OP to make them famous. If PSA can recognize a green smudge in the ball on the back of the 61 Fairly as a variation I guess anything is possible

[megalimey]

the most expensive card on the planet has print defects that prove its real!!
see link
https://allvintagecards.com/how-to-s...-topps-mantle/

one that had all the correct print defects and the highest grade sold for a 12.5 million
it took 70 years to hit that number

my point is not all print defects are created equal !
but at least OP has the right player