1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311

white speckling in top left but only noticeable if you look. The colors are vibrant and the borders are big and bold but slightly off center

Close but no cigar in terms of cracking into the rarefied A-zone. The blemish inside the all-important blue plus the tilt combine to hold it back to B+. I'd seek to upgrade one or both of those issues and that defines the B-zone.

Off centered and some background noise on the upper left pull it down.

Nicely centered for this card with a little surface wear. beautiful example