What are your top 5 Mickey Mantle cards?

[bcbgcbrcb]

My single favorite is his 1951 Wheaties Test Issue

[judgebuck]

I'm a little late getting in on this post, but hey, us Mantle collectors never tire of this stuff.

My five (six) favorites are:

1959 Bazooka
1960 Post
1952 Topps
1953 Stahl Meyer
1953 Bowman
1956 Topps

I don't have the Stahl Meyer or the 1952 Topps.

[mickey7mantle7]

Had the chance to recently to pick up a couple of my all time favs of the Mick this past year. I can now say that I own these..lol











I have also had the opportunity to own many many Mantles in my time, but have since let most go due to financial reasons. I do however plan on aquiring what was. My main focus in the future is going to be concentrated on the harder/non-main stream stuff before they really get out of hand in pricing.

Besides these two above, I would like to own:

52 of course (when I hit the lotto)

Main focus (just to name a few):
1954 Stahl Meyer-------- (Harder to get in any condition than the 53 IMO. Besides that, the yellow bordering does it for me)
1952 Berk Boss ----------(IMO is one of the most under rated "higher-end" Mantle cards) People just don't mention these too often.
1954 NY Journal ---------(very pricey in H or L condition, somewhat rare, very unique, love the black and white)
All Bazooka cards --------(something about the whole "mini" thing that really appeals to me)



Enjoy!

[judgebuck]

David Hall,

Couple of questions:

1) Are you the same David Hall that was the CFO of the American Card Exchange with Tony Galovich in the late 1980s?

2) Why do you want the 1954 Stahl Meyer Mantle rather than the 1953?

3) What do you think of the 1959 Bazooka and the 1960 Post?

[mickey7mantle7]

Originally Posted by judgebuck

David Hall,

Couple of questions:

1) Are you the same David Hall that was the CFO of the American Card Exchange with Tony Galovich in the late 1980s?

2) Why do you want the 1954 Stahl Meyer Mantle rather than the 1953?

3) What do you think of the 1959 Bazooka and the 1960 Post?

No, not that guy...never heard of him..lol Seriously though, not me. I'm a Sergeant in the Army, been in over 11 yrs now, married with three kids, and am 32 years old. Sorry. Don't know if your inquiries were meant to be good or bad..lol

The 54 Stahl Meyer? The yellow bordering I guess. Don't get me wrong. The 53 Stahl Meyer will be in my collection too one day. The yellow border just brings a rather unique look to the card. Reminds me of the 69 trans-o-gram card with the yellow border.

Love the Bazooka cards! Never owned a 59 though. I had a 64 in a "7" quality... feel free to check my ebay name. I sold several Mantles this past year.

The Post cards are nice too! If I remember correctly, I believe I sold my 60 or 61 Post in a PSA 5 or 6. Also had a nice 1968 American Oil Panel Mickey Mantle in a PSA 5.

Have any pics of some of your Mantle cards?

[scmavl]

I don't own near as many Mantles as the rest of you do, but from my collection, here are my favorites:

54 Bowman
69 Topps SIGNED
56 Topps
63 Topps
61 Topps

[bobbyw8469]

I love the 1959 Topps....something about that red background, and the Mick and his subtle smile just brings me back to a simpler time.
The 1956 Topps is a classic....his MVP year. The commerce comet looks like he is having a ball!
The 1953 Topps is a classic with the artist rendition. Not an actual picture, the artist still nailed the Mick. Everyone loves this card, and I do too.