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Posted By: davidcycleback

Different people will value it differently, so it depends on the buyer. Many collectors won't place a premium, but a Mantle collector might. The fact that it's a Mantle card is significant, as Mantle specialists might be interested in various oddities and variations. Player collectors are often on the look out for oddities that other collectors might ignore. Also, there are probably at least a few people who collect printing errors and such. I don't doubt that some buyers will pay more for this error than the equivalent card in good condition.

For my taste, I think printing errors of vintage HOFers are interesting and worthy of a premium. I once had a wrong back 1962 Topps Stan Musial and sold it at a premium because of the error.

Part of valuation depends on value of the card. For a Mint 1951 Bowman Mantle, a wrong back will probably lower the value, maybe a lot. For a 1933 Goudey Ruth it might lower the value. But for a lower value, lower grade card, it can raise it. For this card in grade good condition, the back error might raise the price.