Commerce Comet's 1952 Topps #311 meteoric rise in value

[MattyC]

It was on display for a couple of months as I recall. I was contacted by one of the exhibit curators; they had looked at a few higher grade examples but wanted one that was centered with a rich blue, if that could be found with no wrinkles or creases. A dealer they were consulting had shown them a picture of mine; I was thrilled to have been asked. I guess the curator quickly saw how tough the card was in terms of centering and tilt, lol.

As thanks for donating it, they made a custom bat for my son and when the exhibit was done, they also gave me a giant wall-sized canvas banner they had made for the exhibit; it showed a huge image of a 52T Mantle with characters from Star Wars beside it. I wound up cutting the Mantle out of the banner and today the massive 52T canvas Mantle hangs in my son's room. Good vibe.

[Foo3112]

Thanks for sharing that info. Pretty cool.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by MattyC

It was on display for a couple of months as I recall. I was contacted by one of the exhibit curators; they had looked at a few higher grade examples but wanted one that was centered with a rich blue, if that could be found with no wrinkles or creases. A dealer they were consulting had shown them a picture of mine; I was thrilled to have been asked. I guess the curator quickly saw how tough the card was in terms of centering and tilt, lol.

As thanks for donating it, they made a custom bat for my son and when the exhibit was done, they also gave me a giant wall-sized canvas banner they had made for the exhibit; it showed a huge image of a 52T Mantle with characters from Star Wars beside it. I wound up cutting the Mantle out of the banner and today the massive 52T canvas Mantle hangs in my son's room. Good vibe.

That's awesome!

[investinrookies]

4 more ending tonight at Heritage including a PSA 6 up to $144k.