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1958 Topps All-Star #487 Signed Mickey Mantle - PSA 5 EX Card Grade; PSA 8 NM-MT Autograph
'58 ALL-STAR SIGNED MANTLE!!! When a PSA 9 MINT unsigned 1958 Topps All-Star #487 Mickey Mantle fetched $63,000 in a January 2023 public auction, it sent shockwaves throughout the hobby, especially considering there are 50 PSA 9s listed on the PSA Pop Chart. Obviously, this particular 9 emanated the finest imaginable aesthetics for the grade, including spot-on 50/50 centering. This notion justifies why the offered PSA 5 EX, 8 NM-MT Autograph 1958 Topps Mantle is truly worthy of a likewise stratospheric price tag versus its inferior peers.

A simple look at this time-tested masterpiece justifies that concept via its extremely well-positioned Mickey batting pose, only portraying the slightest partiality towards the left edge, between four snow-white borders. The imposing black Sharpie PSA 8 signature merits equal accolades, with this dynamic duo setting the table for a potential record-setting price tag. While nearly 12,300 unsigned specimens grace the PSA Pop Chart, a scant 0.7% of that lofty figure represent scripted subjects. Bested by a meager eight PSA examples, we cannot imagine any of them surpassing the dazzling appeal of this near-impossible-to-find centered heirloom!

MIN BID $2,000
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