Anyone here building a complete 1952 Topps set?

[ALR-bishop]

Boy do I ever hate that ugly 61 Mantle Dice card. Can not believe Bob and Larry would spend much on that thing

[Zone91]

ALR-bishop

Hahahaha same here God do I hate the T206 Plank card....truth be told I would love to own one of those babies and of course of of those 2 known Mantle cards as well!!!

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[Brianruns10]

Originally Posted by Zone91

ALR-bishop

Hahahaha same here God do I hate the T206 Plank card....truth be told I would love to own one of those babies and of course of of those 2 known Mantle cards as well!!!

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Good point. I would love to own the Plank, but it is rather ugly card in a beautiful set. I think it's apparent that some players received a little more care and attention than others when it came to the design of the card. Compare to the Honus Wagner, a premiere player of his day...the portrait is intricate and lovingly detailed, and it truly is a beautiful card to behold.

Now the '52 Mantle, while I think is a tad overpriced in the lower grades, is unmistakeable iconic, which is probably why it is so coveted. It transcends baseball to really be a piece of pop-art. It's pure Americana, right up there with the imagery of Norman Rockwell or Coca Cola. Simply gorgeous. Such a shame the original artwork wasn't preserved. THAT would be an extremely valuable item for sure.

[Zone91]

Brianruns10

I have decided to build the set in 5 grades: 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 and 6 Just much easier to find a well centered card than only using 2 grades 4's and 5;s only.

Picked up 16 cards so far and 3 very nice high numbers all 3 VERY well centered....expensive do!!!

You are right the 52 Topps Mantle has become legendary and will remain so just to BIG to take a fall. Yes the original art may actually be somewhere but not sure...that would be worth most likely millions of dollars....way out of my league.

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[ALR-bishop]

Why not 6.5 ?

[Zone91]

ALR-bishop

Trying to keep my set a a minimum of grades.

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[ALR-bishop]

Well, 5 is a nice round number of sets to build

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Boy do I ever hate that ugly 61 Mantle Dice card. Can not believe Bob and Larry would spend much on that thing

lol.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Boy do I ever hate that ugly 61 Mantle Dice card. Can not believe Bob and Larry would spend much on that thing

Agreed. And, from what I recall, neither of them have the dice that goes with it. What's the point without that?