Mickey Mantle
Baseball • Topps Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1952
Brand & Set
Topps - Topps Baseball
Card Number
#311
Card Type
Base
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Good (G 2)
Estimated Market Value
Varies significantly based on authentication; a confirmed authentic 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle in low grade can range from $20,000 to over $100,000+, while raw unauthenticated copies are frequently counterfeit.
Recent Sales
Recent sales of authenticated low-grade (PSA 1 to PSA 3) 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards routinely command tens of thousands of dollars at major auction houses like Heritage, Goldin, and PWCC.
Condition Details
Noticeable corner rounding, edge wear, potential surface toning or staining typical of vintage cardboard, and heavy holder friction marks on the plastic case, though exact card surface can only be determined out of the holder.
Grading Recommendation
Highly recommended to grade with PSA, SGC, or BGS only after professional in-person authentication due to the extremely high rate of counterfeits and massive value differential based on a genuine holder.
Card Description
Features a classic colorized portrait of Hall of Fame outfielder Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees, with a red name banner at the bottom and the iconic Yankees team logo featuring a top hat on a baseball bat.
Notable Features
Widely considered the most famous and valuable post-war sports card in the entire hobby, representing the pinnacle of vintage baseball card collecting.
Authentication Notes
Extreme caution is required as this is one of the most heavily counterfeited cards in existence; professional third-party authentication is mandatory to verify card stock, print rosette patterns, and dimensions.
Scanned: 2026-11-01T21:01:27.843453