1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311

first impression is WOW it POPs. Only noticeable blemish is the white speckles to the left of face but with the strong colors and image the speckles are not an issue. Nice clean and bold borders. centering is not perfect but very nice

Torn between A and A+ here. The centering is factually unsurpassed for this card. Perhaps 30 examples in total across all grades are centered like this. Yet there is a blemish in the equally important blue background that does grab the eye. Without that, this is one of the best examples of this card. This card was originally a 4.5 that was clearly bumped, it's worth noting.

Beautiful card. Little snow on the left side keeps from a higher grade.

perfect centering, no tilt and small surface wear next to his face with a small scratch, great looking copy