Let's see some Mickey Mantle cards!!

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Posted By: Doug

Given that it's fairly well centered I'm surprised it's not a 5.5.

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Posted By: Eric Brehm

That's a good question -- it would cost me $250 to get it reviewed by PSA, but it might be worth it if there's a good chance they would award the 5.5. From what I've seen and heard, PSA has not been giving away those half-grade bumps easily.

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Posted By: Doug

For what it's worth, I just sent mine in for review last week and it didn't get a bump. I'd say yours probably has a better argument though. All I got was a new holder for $100 + about $50 in shipping costs both ways.

Edited to add: If it doesn't get a bump they will give you a sticker explaining why. Apparently the surface wrinkles were the issue with mine although I still thought it had a shot based on the overall eye appeal of the card.

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Posted By: Eric Brehm

Ok, Doug, thanks again for the suggestion, I hadn't really even thought of it. I I'll probably go ahead and give the review a shot, and I'll report the results here.

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Posted By: JohnnyH

Wow Eric that card is sick, how is that not a 6 !! No way that is a 5 it is just to nice !!

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Posted By: Doug

I don't see why it didn't get a 5.5 to begin with since it's in one of the newer holders already. Good luck with it if you send it in. I wouldn't be brave enough to do it myself, but you might have a better chance if you cracked it first.

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Posted By: Eric Brehm

I don't know if the new flip style with "EX" and "5" on separate lines was introduced at the same time as the new half-grade system, or slightly earlier, but Doug you're probably right that this card likely was graded when the 5.5 was already available, and thus not awarded in this case. On the other hand, from the stories I've heard, sending a card in for grading or review more than once often produces different results. With a card like '52 Mantle though, it is very expensive every time you do it, since they require that you pay for a higher service level based on the value of the card. Tough game to play.

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Posted By: Doug

From what I understand, they started the separate line labeling the same time as the half grades so you could tell if a card was graded before or after the new system. Your card looks like it has a better shot at a bump that mine did, but I kind of wonder if submitting it in the new style holder may have caused them to skip over it instead of giving it a better look. I could see it going either way but I saw a 3.5 '52 common that had worse creasing than my Mantle and it didn't seem to keep it from getting a bump. I was hoping for a 3.5 when I originally crossed it over from the BVG holder, but that was a bit of a strange experience in itself.