This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/22/2016
Several key factors come into play that make the 1956 Topps card of Mickey Mantle arguably his most popular issue after the 1951 Bowman rookie and '52 Topps cards. Other than it's incredible aesthetics, it was his first appearance with Topps since 1953 and that he completed one of the greatest seasons in baseball history, winning the American League Triple Crown with 52 homers, 130 RBI and a .353 batting average. The offered card is graded SGC 96 MINT 9, appearing on the SGC population report as the one and only example to earn such high accolades and clearly establishing it as one of the very finest specimens in existence. The '56 Mantle card is cherished for its uncanny offering of bold, radiant color, and this beauty exemplifies that sentiment with unimpeachable blue and green pigments of the central image, paired with a bright, unadulterated red and yellow nameplate. The border is a perfect white, so attention-grabbing that your mind acknowledges the card's perfect centering and alluring rough cut edges, even if it's done so subconsciously. Two of the four corners are GEM MINT, while many collectors would argue that the other two could possibly qualify as well but certainly surpass MINT standards. Nearly 60 years after its initial release, all of its superior qualities remain to create a special opportunity to add one of the finest 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle cards to your collection.