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1957 Topps #10 Willie Mays PSA 9 MINT
MINT MAYS!!! The 1957 campaign would see the Say Hey Kid continue beating up on the Senior Circuit's overmatched pitchers, with Mays walloping 35 round-trippers, legging out a league-leading 20 triples, stealing 38 bases, and posting a sensational .333 batting average and 1.033 OPS. The fleet-footed New York Giants center fielder proved once again he was baseball's finest five-tool player, with this remarkable PSA 9 MINT 1957 Topps #10 subject presented here synonymous with his incomparable on-the-field performance. Of the 6,159 PSA encapsulated examples, not a single specimen has managed to achieve the hallowed 10 assessment, with a fractional 0.4% achieving the lofty grade proudly boasted by this museum-worthy masterpiece!

Most sophisticated enthusiasts would agree that the most impressive attribute of this PSA 9 highest graded marvel is its virtually-perfect centering and lack of any tilt, with Willie's classic batting pose perfectly centered within four blinding white borders. Finding a 1957 Topps Mays subject with an extremely well-positioned image is near impossible and we cannot overemphasize that both PSA and SGC have not encapsulated a single 10 GEM MINT copy, with this truly breathtaking marvel firmly residing at the top of the illustrious PSA Pop Chart! The brilliant Mays batting pose is virtually pristine, depicting the finest possible resolution between four dazzling white borders. Vibrant hues, sharp corner tips, pristine surfaces and vivid print registration are additional qualities substantiating the pinnacle assessment.

Willie Mays capped off his career with 660 homers, 1,909 RBIs, 3,293 hits, a stellar .301 batting average, and his spectacular fielding ability garnered 12 Gold Gloves, with these achievements prompting collectors to painstakingly pursue his finest preserved cards. The ever-increasing values for PSA 9 MINT '57 Topps Mays subjects are matched only by Mickey Mantle's examples from the 1957 Topps issue, offering no end in sight for the soaring prices of this monumental cardboard heirloom!

MIN BID $10,000
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