This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/10/2010
Up for auction is a sharp example of Willie Mays' second-year 1952 Bowman issue that has been graded NM/MT+ 8.5 by the experienced grading team at Global Authority. What appear to be GEM MINT left corners join borderline MINT right points to support MINT top and bottom edges and NM/MT+ side edges around a perfectly registered but minimally NM/MT image that favors the top border. Some characteristic and perfectly tolerable print, mostly concentrated in Willie's face and neck areas, demotes what would have otherwise been a potential candidate for a grade of MINT 9 to its current assessment of NM/MT+ 8.5.