1952 Topps Mantle Tons Of Questions...

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by steve B

Hardly an expert but here's my thoughts
1)Not really rare. It's a doubleprint after all. Although either of the two versions would be just as common as any other 52 high number.

I hate to do the David Rudd style of consecutive posts for boosting one's post total, but after all this is a different point than the last point.

I remember when I was still at Beckett, Andy Broome came over to show me two different Mantles which were in grading at the same time. He detailed all the differences, and after we discussed those differences, he agreed that the stitching on the ball was still the best way to notate the two different cards. The stitching is either clockwise or counter-clockwise. If he still has his notes, it might be interesting to see what the other differences were in the two Mantles.

Regards
Rich