He had five 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles— the world’s most popular baseball card—and four 1952 Topps Jackie Robinsons, plus many other valuable cards from the two-year period he collected. “In this case, it came down to how the cards were preserved and what the outcome of the grading would be. These were cards from the consignor’s childhood collection and soon they will be turned into found money. The nice surprise is that he predicted that the Mantles would be worth $750,000-$1,000,000-- well below their current market value. 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson – PSA EX-MT 61948 Leaf Warren Spahn – PSA NM-MT 81951 Bowman Willie Mays – PSA EX-MT + 6.51952 Topps Roy Campanella – PSA Mint 91952 Topps Willie Mays – PSA Near Mint 71952 Topps Jackie Robinson – PSA Near Mint + 7.5Two 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson – PSA Near Mint 7s1952 Topps Hoyt Wilhelm – PSA NM-MT 81952 Topps, PSA 9s include #338 Yvars, #343 Gernert, #351 Dark, #352 Drews, #353 Del Greco, #354 Hatfield and #405 Pellagrini.

Source: Forbes May 24, 2018 17:07 UTC