Photo by Wheatland Auction SericesTwo months ago, Chuck W learned about a pedestrian photo album containing 1950s family photographs from an antiques-dealer friend. “ What is rarer than one-of-a-kind?”Photo by Wheatland Auction SericesMickey Mantle is the industry’s gold standard. Until this find, the top baseball card reference guide only listed Hall of Famer Robin Roberts, who pitched for the local Phillies, as having a Mascot card. As soon as he posted photos, Chuck W lit up Net54, a top collecting forum. “I grade with Beckett a lot and their vintage graders were happy to do research to authenticate and grade the cards,” Chuck W explained.

Source: Forbes January 03, 2018 04:30 UTC