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[mintonlyplz]

KC...Have you tried to bump the '60?

[MattyC]

That 1960 Mantle is exceptional. The main image is focused, and the batting image has great registration, thus avoiding the "caved in" look to one side of his face that many examples have. Also, great print quality— no print defects in the red, the yellow, along the top of the main image pane, or even around the black team logo circle.

All those attributes in one specimen make it quite rare as compared to all the others that were printed. Must look great in hand, because blown up scans always exaggerate flaws, and even blown up on a screen, it looks great.

[KendallCat]

Thanks for the notes and comments guys. Matt - the '60 Mantle was the one I asked you about when I had the pair of PSA 8's about a month ago, and I could not decide which one to keep and which one to sell. The one I sold had better centering, but for the reasons you stated the one I kept has better color, registration, and focus - the other one was not as shape particularly in the face area.

Monte - I have not tried to bump the 1960, but I am taking some cards to Chicago next weekend for the Sun Times show and plan on submitting a few for review including the 60. Do you guys think it has a shot to bump based on what you see or should I save the $$. Also, I agree on the 6.5 Mantle not being as nice as the PSA 8 - the 8 was a PWCC HE card and of the half dozen or so 8's I have owned over the years this was by far the best one. Pretty similar to the 8.5 I used to own. Not sure if it would have a chance to bump so any opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks again for the comments. Now I need to find me a 1957 and 1958 finish out my 50's run. I am keeping the 59 in PSA 7 since I don't think I can find an 8 that would warrant bumping my 7 out of the lineup.

[mintonlyplz]

I hope PSA considers how extraordinary the registration is on the '60 Mantle and bumps it to an 8.5 despite not being dead centered...well deserving.

I think the '56 also has a chance based on centering and beautiful coloration. If PWCC designated it HE...I would submit it. I am batting .333 (1/3) on bumps with their designation. The only bad thing about that is the card is re-holdered and loses the HE sticker...but you still have the card stating such. My only concern would be the upper left corner on the '56 when viewed horizontally.