1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253

Strong example of mantles rookie

Truly rare top tier eye appeal. Many qualities of a NM+ card. Beautiful.

The face looks focused and the colors look strong. Centering is the main issue.

The true and OG Mickey rookie. A great looking card here - has that image pop I look from print color, saturation and registration. OC, the common print line near his bat and the mark under the light hold it back from A tier for me by a hair. None of that detracts from the fact that this is a great card.

Normally this level of centering would cap the eye appeal at the very high B+ level for me, but the card is otherwise so strong it cracks into the A Tier.

Great looking card limited only by the centering. But in this case the centering really matters because it is off more than most But WOW on the colors, image and clarity