Mickey Mantle
Baseball • Kmart 20th Anniversary (MVP Series)
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1982
Brand & Set
Topps - Kmart 20th Anniversary (MVP Series)
Card Number
#2
Card Type
Insert / Box Set Tribute
Rarity
Common (Mass-produced set)
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Excellent (EX 5)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $0.50 - $2.00; Graded (PSA 10): $25 - $40
Recent Sales
Recent eBay sales for raw copies are consistently under $2. PSA 10 examples occasionally sell for higher premiums, but anything below a Gem Mint grade often sells for less than the cost of grading.
Condition Details
Moderate top-to-bottom centering issues, minor corner softening visible on the bottom right and top left, and possible surface wear on the right blue border area.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for grading. These cards were produced in massive quantities. Unless a card is flawlessly centered and perfectly sharp (Gem Mint 10 potential), the cost of grading will exceed the market value of the card.
Card Description
Card depicts Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees, celebrating his 1962 American League MVP award. The card features a 'card-on-card' design, showing a reproduction of Mantle's 1962 Topps card on a bright blue background with the Kmart 20th Anniversary logo at the top.
Notable Features
Features the 'Kmart 20th Anniversary 1962-1982' logo; part of a specialized 40-card commemorative set sold at Kmart stores; depicts the 1962 MVP.
Authentication Notes
Card appears to be an authentic 1982 Topps Kmart issue. These were printed on thinner white cardstock compared to vintage 1962 cards. There are very few known counterfeits of this specific set due to its low market value.
Scanned: 2026-06-02T14:49:05.312144