1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253

The quality of the image here, the registration, carries it all the way up to B+ even with the off centering. And this is from a centering guy. Super.

This card punches well above its weight class. Centering shift is the issue. The image is registered perfectly and that focused cap logo draw the eye right to it.

Fantastic color and registration but the centering shift is a bit too severe for me to award a higher score. That said, punches well above the technical grade from any eye appeal standpoint.

nice looking card but dark from the discoloration and the centering is off and the borders are decent but not appealing

Color and registration are amazing but off center brings it to a lower grade. Grade card for the 2.