1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311

The surface damage, especially on his face, bothers my eye. Centering doesn't help either.

Certainly among the nicer copies with the lowest technical grade, this card looks as nice as many cards that received a 1.5 or 2 technical grade in years past.

Punches above its weight class , yet in terms of overall eye appeal irrespective of TPG opinion, the scuff in the eye is the real problem for me. Absent that, this could have been higher. Though I am a stickler for immaculate blue background on this card, this example wears its age rather well.

spider web lines thru out but not to distracting to the eye. More of an issue is the discoloration of the borders. Overall a nice looking card