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1959 Topps #10 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 Mint - Only ONE PSA Example Graded Higher!
By 1959, along with Willie Mays, the incomparable Mickey Charles Mantle had established himself as the most dynamic player in the game. The steadfast leader of the mighty New York Yankees, his mammoth long balls and blinding speed had already assisted his "Big Apple" squad in capturing five world championships in his eight-year MLB tenure. Coming off their 1958 World Series victory over the Milwaukee Braves, the 1959 Yankees would once again be favorites to win the American League pennant, led by their world-class superstar Mickey Mantle. The Topps Chewing Gum Company celebrated the Yankees championship by representing their future Hall of Fame player with a spectacular "good-natured" portrait image.

Residing as one of Mantle's highly coveted cards, the #10 Topps subject is presented here in an extraordinary PSA Mint 9 holder, with only a sole PSA encapsulated copy besting this miraculous gem! Imagine, of the nearly 8,300 encapsulated examples, only a single specimen has managed to achieve a higher grade, with a microscopic-like 0.3% of the total graded copies achieving a "9 Mint" assessment. It doesn't take a Harvard graduate to comprehend the unprecedented value uptick of high-grade Mickey Mantle baseball cards, and this ultra-desirable memento surely fits right into that unfathomable mix. This notion is surely justified by the last three PSA 9 sales fetching between $99K and a record-setting $111K, and it was Memory Lane who recorded that remarkable $111K price tag in July 2021. Truly the floodgates have burst open with regard to some of the staggering pricing points being realized for "The Mick's" finest high-grade cards, and this world-class offering stands right alongside any of the Commerce Comets most coveted "Mint 9" subjects.

The classic portrait pose emanates pristine facial hues, with the Mantle image well projected via the seemingly flawless bold red background. The near-perfect centering is virtually never seen on any 1959 Topps Mantle subject (most '59 Topps Mantle's offer skewed images), with this offering exhibiting only the slightest favoritism towards the upper edge. Razor sharp corner tips, no apparent surface flaws and immaculate resolution/contrast complete this "timeless" offering that appears as if it has just been pulled from a 1959 Topps wax pack, depicting virtually all of its original factory issued qualities that coincide with the hallowed "9" assessment. We cannot imagine a more perfect time to emulate "The Mick" himself and hit a home run of your own by placing the final bid on this world-class marvel!
MIN BID $20,000
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