The Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Collector's Guide

Do you own any original Mickey Mantle baseball cards or memorabilia? If so, you may be richer than you realize. Mickey Mantle cards are the most coveted, collected, and valuable of all modern-era cards. The most valuable card in nearly every set issued during Mantle s career is the Mickey Mantle card. The book features full-color reproductions of both the front and back of every Mantle card issued between 1951 and 1969, all of which are presented in actual size, and contains more than 420 images overall. Book values and recent auction results are provided for every card, providing up-to-date cost information that is invaluable to collectors of all levels of interest. The author, Bill Wilen, has collected Mantle cards for nearly 60 years and owns a fully-appraised collection that according to experts is one of the most valuable in the world. The book also includes 80 pages of other Mickey Mantle print memorabilia, including postcards, buttons, record albums, coins, and poster - plus Forewords by Mickey's two surviving sons - Danny and David Mantle. BOOK FEATURES All 166 cards produced during Mantle's career (1951-1969), all presented in color, front and back, actual size. Extensive auction and private sale results current through September 2016 for both top-quality and lower grade cards The full story behind the cards and the series in which they appear for both commercially-issued Topps and Bowman and also premium and specialty cards Descriptions and valuations of error cards, short-runs, and internationally-produced cards A primer on baseball card collecting, with information about the best sites and publications to kick off participation in the lucrative hobby or to take it to the next level An extensive appendix of other vintage Mantle print memorabilia - everything from post cards and buttons, to record albums and bobble heads. Read more