Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisBrad
Just getting around to answering your question.....NO....I do not have graded
cards in my collection. If I buy a graded card to keep I crack open the plastic.
I do not ever intend to sell this card. I paid a penny for it back in the
Fall of '52. I still enjoy the feel of it in my hands. I keep it protected in
one of those "old-fashioned" two-piece plastics that clamp together.
I have promised this Mantle to my Grandson....Ron. When he was only 7 years
old I introduced him to BB card collecting and made him a Yankee fan. At that
young age he already was aware of the significance of this card in the hobby.
So, that he could appreciate the experience we kids had back in '52; I bought
a 1952 Topps Reprint set for him. But, I did not give him all the cards in the
set at once. I initially sent him (he grew up in Maine) the 1st Series of 80 cards
in April. Then every two momths the subsequent series and finally in the Fall
of that year the Hi# Series....just like we collected these cards back in 1952.