Showdown: 1910 Wagner portrait vs 1952 Topps Mick

[brunswickreeves]

Pre-War vs. Post-War. A showdown of two titans. Which would you choose for best long-term value? Honus Wagner's 1910 W-UNC right facing color portrait? Or Mick's 1952 Topps #311? Are you fortunate enough to have or have had either of both? Post your Wagner portrait or 52 Topps Mick!

[Lorewalker]

Is there a 3rd choice?

[brunswickreeves]

No 3rd choice, you will hypothetically inherit one of these...

[fkm_bky]

Easy choice. The Mantle. Top 3 iconic sports cards of all time.

Bill

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Is there a 3rd choice?

No, but if there was it should be a 14CJ Cobb.

[rats60]

Whichever one will sell for the most so I can buy something good. An obscure Wagner vs a double print postwar card is not a card that I want to keep long term.

[Foo3112]

Originally Posted by rats60

Whichever one will sell for the most so I can buy something good. An obscure Wagner vs a double print postwar card is not a card that I want to keep long term.

But is a double print still really a double print if perhaps half were tossed into the ocean?

Mantle all the way.

[sb1]

Mantle with the choice offered. That Wagner image is used on many, many issues in one form or another. The Mantle is fairly unique to the 52 issue.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Foo3112

But is a double print still really a double print if perhaps half were tossed into the ocean?

Mantle all the way.

There are still thousands of Mantles available. There are lots of better choices of Ruth, Cobb, Wagner or Joe Jackson depending on the value assigned to the two cards.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by rats60

Whichever one will sell for the most so I can buy something good. An obscure Wagner vs a double print postwar card is not a card that I want to keep long term.

+1 agree neither appeal to me. Both Great players but the particular cards make it challenging.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by rats60

Whichever one will sell for the most so I can buy something good. An obscure Wagner vs a double print postwar card is not a card that I want to keep long term.

true! but...if this is the choice i'd take the wagner.

[pcoz]

The Mantle card is top 3 of all time, and vs. the 1910 W-UNC Wags Portrait, although rare and valuable, isn't a fair comparison. The W-UNC is cut from a notebook, and its rarity might render it unknown vs. the iconic Mantle to many. But for me, if we're talking 1910 Wagner Portraits, I'd take the 1910 Tip Top Wags Portrait vs. the Mantle. Thousands of Mantle's out there vs. much less than 100 pop for Wags.

[refz]

I’d rather have the mick than this particular wags. Id like to have a Colgans Wagner that uses a better image of the t206 over this one.

[bbcard1]

Any day, at any time, you can buy a 1952 Topps Mantle if you have the money...on the other hand, any day, at any time, you can sell a 1952 Topps Mantle if you price it right. I don't think the Wager offers either side of that equation.

[brunswickreeves]

That Tip Top Bread SGC 3 is a blazer! Probably $125-$150K.

[cgjackson222]

One of the more random poles I've seen on here

[brunswickreeves]

Pre war vs. post war, Wagner vs. Mick, two icons, two major collecting time periods...tough to find a Wagner that's in price range of 52 Topps Mick each of similar grade.

[Bigdaddy]

Mantle.

I used to work with a guy who would get very frustrated with folks who didn't answer his direct questions.

In this case, he would say "The next word out of your mouth better be 'Mantle' or 'Wagner'.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by brunswickreeves

Pre war vs. post war, Wagner vs. Mick, two icons, two major collecting time periods...

Sure, but an obscure strip card vs. an altered Mantle does not a good poll make IMO.