1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253

Image for the win here. Registration is precise and the nameplate is also clean. Centering nearly brings it to a B+ which would still be very good.

The image and surface are so sweet I have to go top tier for the eye appeal even with the centering. I can stare at the image happily.

This is an "everything but the centering" card. The "everything" is pretty darn good in this case.

This works. I refuse to nitpick the Micks RC, especially with this registration. Please gimme.

Wow. Really like the colors and image and the clarity of it. The borders do not frame the image and card well and hold back the overall eye appeal

The color stands out. Registration looks on point. L/R centering knocks it down a bit.

The star of the show here is the registration, which is not commonly found to this good a degree. It makes for a pleasing image. Corners are comfortably in my "shrug zone," so don't factor in. Centering is strongly shifted to the rigt, which impacts eye appeal. Overall, a very good looking example.