Most Important Baseball Card!

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by sb1

In my opinion 1952 Topps Mantle. Everyone knows it and most want it. And, it's a great looking card. The T206 Wagner is unobtainable for most and it's a fugly card, Alfred E. Neuman look alike

It's a nice-looking card, yes, but the guy on it looks nothing like Mantle!

Here, look again and compare:







Shape of the head is wrong ... skin color wrong ... ears are too big ... teeth too big ...

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

It's a nice-looking card, yes, but the guy on it looks nothing like Mantle!

Here, look again and compare:







Shape of the head is wrong ... skin color wrong ... ears are too big ... teeth too big ...

I’d agree. Judged on the aesthetics alone and not what we know of the card - I don’t think it looks fantastic. But of course it’s iconic, and has been for a long time, so most of that is just out the window at this point.

The ‘68 Topps Ryan / Koosman is another example of a card like that. I won’t call it downright ugly, but it’s certainly not the prettiest card ever made. But it’s become an icon unto itself, so nobody really cares.

The one card you actually hear this subject discussed around a lot is the ‘63 Rose. Arguably the ugliest pricey card ever made…


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[Tomi]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

It's a nice-looking card, yes, but the guy on it looks nothing like Mantle!

Here, look again and compare:







Shape of the head is wrong ... skin color wrong ... ears are too big ... teeth too big ...

Looks pretty close when you use the original photo it was made from.