Lot # 20: 1962 Topps #200 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 MINT

Category: 1960-1969

Starting Bid: $4,000.00

Bids: 39 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Sizzling Summer Auction 2017",
which ran from 7/26/2017 12:00 PM to
8/12/2017 7:00 PM




(LOT 20)
1962 Topps #200 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 MINT

MINT MANTLE!!!... After placing a bat in Mantle's hands in their prior two-year's issues, Topps decided to utilize another classic Mantle portrait image for their ultra-condition sensitive wood-grain bordered 1962 compilation. Always one of hobbyists favorite Mantle subjects, high-grade collectors who settle for nothing but the best, endure an on-going painstaking task in locating "PSA "Mint 9" examples. Simply stated, the wood-grain borders and/or edging magnify even the slightest surface flaws, similar to the 1955 Bowman and 1971 Topps issues.

No wonder only 0.4% of the 4,250+ PSA encapsulated examples have achieved the hallowed "Mint 9" assessment, with a SOLE specimen graded higher! The 1962 season would represent Mickey Mantle's final World Series title, with the Yankees besting the San Francisco Giants in a grueling 7-game contest. "The Mick" would claim his third and final American League M.V.P. award that season, with his 30 round trippers, .321 batting average and .605 slugging percentage paving the way for the Yankee's final championship over the next 25 years. The "rare for the grade" status, Mantle's stellar 1962 campaign and the extraordinary value escalation of virtually any high-grade Mantle cardboard issue all combine to elevate this offering to world-class stature.

His stoic portrait image depicts brilliant facial tints, with the classic pose well projected via the immaculate powder blue sky setting. The excellent centering is only slightly compromised by an "ever so slight" image tilt towards the upper right corner. Pinpoint corners, immaculate surfaces, and atypical clean wood-grain borders complete this time defying marvel that has remarkably been bested by only a SINGLE PSA Mantle subject!

MIN BID $4,000
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