Showdown: 1910 Wagner portrait vs 1952 Topps Mick

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by rats60

Whichever one will sell for the most so I can buy something good. An obscure Wagner vs a double print postwar card is not a card that I want to keep long term.

true! but...if this is the choice i'd take the wagner.

[pcoz]

The Mantle card is top 3 of all time, and vs. the 1910 W-UNC Wags Portrait, although rare and valuable, isn't a fair comparison. The W-UNC is cut from a notebook, and its rarity might render it unknown vs. the iconic Mantle to many. But for me, if we're talking 1910 Wagner Portraits, I'd take the 1910 Tip Top Wags Portrait vs. the Mantle. Thousands of Mantle's out there vs. much less than 100 pop for Wags.

[oldjudge]

Who made the strip card iconic? I don't like strip cards at all.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by pcoz

The Mantle card is top 3 of all time, and vs. the 1910 W-UNC Wags Portrait, although rare and valuable, isn't a fair comparison. The W-UNC is cut from a notebook, and its rarity might render it unknown vs. the iconic Mantle to many. But for me, if we're talking 1910 Wagner Portraits, I'd take the 1910 Tip Top Wags Portrait vs. the Mantle. Thousands of Mantle's out there vs. much less than 100 pop for Wags.

I agree Pete. That Tip Top Wagner is really nice.

[DodgerMike22]

My choice is the Mick. Unfortunately I have never had the privilege of owning either. Maybe one day

[darwinbulldog]

I'll take the Wagner. I had the Mantle once but sold it to pay the rent in grad school.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

That Wagner in the OP is ugly to me, but to each his own.

[Bicem]

Gorgeous card Pete, wow.