What are your top 5 Mickey Mantle cards?

[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.

[fkw]

Someone needs to find a 1959 Esslinger Beer Home Run Derby Mickey Mantle

....it would top all of these, if located

[mickey7mantle7]

Originally Posted by fkw

Someone needs to find a 1959 Esslinger Beer Home Run Derby Mickey Mantle

....it would top all of these, if located

I agree. That is a rarity indeed

[Exhibitman]

Setting aside values entirely, the five cards I like the best are:

1952 Bowman: The graphics are just really appealing to me.

1961 Topps: Captures the grandeur of the Mick--he looks Herculean

1956 Topps: one of the nicest Topps cards as artwork goes

1957 Topps: Just a very appealing straightforward photograph, which I prefer to the 1953 Bowman's perspective.

1969 Topps: I love the design of the set and the cards has his full stats on the back.