Mickey Mantle
Baseball • Topps Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1952
Brand & Set
Topps - Topps Baseball
Card Number
311
Card Type
Rookie Card
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Poor (P 1) to Fair
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $10,000 - $50,000 depending on back and authentication. Graded low grade: $50,000 - $150,000+.
Recent Sales
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards in low grades routinely command tens of thousands of dollars at major auction houses like Heritage, Goldin, and PWCC.
Condition Details
Heavy edge wear, noticeable corner rounding, off-center borders heavily favoring the top and right sides, and potential surface wear typical of a raw vintage card.
Grading Recommendation
Highly recommended for professional authentication and grading (PSA, SGC, or BGS) due to extremely high value and high prevalence of counterfeits.
Card Description
Features a classic color-tinted portrait of Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle holding a bat over his shoulder, wearing a New York Yankees cap with the interlocking NY logo, against a solid blue background. Includes a facsimile signature box and Yankees team logo overlay in the lower left.
Notable Features
Widely considered the 'Holy Grail' of post-war sports cards, representing Mickey Mantle's iconic 1952 Topps rookie/issue card.
Authentication Notes
Extreme caution is required due to numerous high-quality counterfeits and reprints of this specific card. Professional third-party authentication is mandatory to verify card stock, printing dots, and back characteristics.
Scanned: 2026-08-18T13:05:49.253122