December Card & Memorabilia Auction Dec 9 - 18/19
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2022
Graded GD 2 by SGC. Hall of Famer, in his debut-year gum card appearance. Mickey Mantle's "true" rookie card – which was issued in the "High Number" series of the widely collected 1951 Bowman release – is presented. On the day this enticing card was created, the printer's art was on full display, resulting in a beautifully focused likeness of the beloved slugger. The collectible carries relatively moderate evidence of past handling in the form of corner wear and a degree of surface scuffing; traces of wrapper wax on the back represent just slight imperfections. (None of the objectively evaluated technical details illuminating nominal faults, though, detract from the mystique of this card's central image of the New York Yankee legend.) This is a pleasing, collector-grade example of one of the most sought-after rookie cards in the hobby. Good condition.