Until the mid-70s, no individual card from the 1950s sold for more than around $50, or even $25. I remember seeing an ad from 1975 or 1976 selling 1951 Bowman Mantle and Mays for $25 each. It wouldn't have been significantly different from that in 1973. I have a more or less complete run of the major hobby publications from the early 70s, and I could look sometime and see if there were ads selling 1952 Topps Mantles.
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