Goldin Elite Auction Ending May 22-23
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/23/2021
This lot closes on May 23rd, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT for initial bids.
Graded MINT 9 by PSA. Hall of Famer. Among more than 10,000 copies recorded in PSA's census reporting, just one, single example of this subject has been graded higher. The sight that inspired fear in the hearts of the day's American League teams – the determined poise of Mickey Mantle's left-handed batting posture – was reproduced for young collectors' benefit on this popular 1966 Topps entry. On the offered example of the depiction, the spectacle appears up-to-the-moment fresh, displaying a brilliant manner of projection that makes the image seem, quite literally, just recently minted. (This impressive and seldom-observed aura of supreme print quality extends to the item's reverse, as well.) The card's centering is exceptional, and its corners are impeccably robust. Strong Mint condition.