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Mickey Mantle - can anyone tell me if they think it is authentic

I am working on my dad's baseball collection and he has some amazing cards many of which are not graded. I am curious if anyone can tell if this autograph of Mickey Mantle is authentic.

I took it to a local card shop and they think it is legit but I could use some additional opinions before I consider selling on Ebay.

I was told the card is 100% authentic Topps 1966

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on February 17, 2018 at 10:21am

That's a nice card.

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on February 17, 2018 at 10:41am

I'm not seeing that card grade any where near 5, maybe a 3? It's mis-cut terribly 5-95 and corners are very soft with one corner round. Nice score with the card though. Had no idea these would fetch 10- beans!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 17, 2018 at 12:16pm

Fudd, take a look at these PSA-4s on eBay. I agree it's not a 5, but I think 4 is likely unless there are problems I'm not seeing clearly—like is that a bump in the bottom left corner? Can't tell.

The one at $1,000 has a graded autograph but the card isn't graded. It's probably a 2-3: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-topps-MICKEY-MANTLE-YANKEES-signed-au...

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Permalink Reply by Dennis Huls on February 17, 2018 at 12:33pm

I went ahead and took a closeup of the corners, I don't see any bumps just slight wear on the corners. Let me know what you think.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on February 17, 2018 at 12:40pm

I see a few Mantle signed topps being listed for ridiculous prices (like the rest of ebay) but what are they actually selling for?

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on February 17, 2018 at 12:41pm

I paid 350 for mine less than 2 years ago (not slabbed)

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 17, 2018 at 1:18pm

I'm glad you took better shots. The card is nicer than it seemed before. I think you're right about the grade. I'd be surprised if it didn't go 5. The centering looks to be 85/15, and a 6 requires at least 80/20, so I don't think it'll make that.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on February 17, 2018 at 12:48pm

Just getting it slabbed as "Authentic" would still bring nice money.

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on February 17, 2018 at 3:32pm

I'm no grader that's for sure but have a few 6's and 7's in my collection. It is very nice to look at and I love the new pics!!! I agree that a grade for that card isn't needed but the "authentic" slab would bring most money apparently for all the slab heads out there. I still see the card as a 4 dropping to a 3 due to the 90-10 centering (maybe not 95-5) still a clear miscut, OC or whatever those guys call it.

You know Fudd is an extremely tough grader....

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Permalink Reply by Dennis Huls on March 7, 2018 at 5:15pm

Hi all, thanks again for all the comments regarding this card. We decided to give Ebay a shot before we invested in grading it. We are starting at only $299.99 so if anyone here wants to bid on it here is the auction number,

112854986463

We also added a nice assortment of auto and game used cards recently so please check them out.