A scarce Mickey Mantle paper proof shows what his 1965 Old London coin looked like before it became a snack-food insert.
Posts tagged as “Mickey Mantle”
A look at how scarcity, history, and collector demand shape the market for Mickey Mantle's 1958 and 1959 Topps All-Star cards.
A 1991 look inside Perez-Steele Galleries, Dick Perez’s artwork, and the Hall of Fame postcard sets that captivated collectors.
A look at the vintage checklists on my collecting bucket list, from 1956 Topps baseball to 1986 Fleer basketball.
A fascinating 1992 look at second-year cards, rookie card pricing, and which future Hall of Famers collectors were targeting three decades ago.
A look at whether the iconic 1957 Topps design was influenced by the equally stunning 1953 Bowman Color set.
A subjective ranking of 13 post-war legends’ final baseball cards, exploring design, legacy, and how each card captures the close of a career.