1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311

Bottom border is thick and there's some tilt. A bit of surface wear, too. Still, Mantle portrait is pretty good in this example.

Love the border size and it frames the card well. it is off center but the big orders minimizes the issue The image is good and colors ok the blue background holds it back by all the surface wear/speckling

Blue background has a lot of surface wear. Decent centering.

The powdery white patches throughout the blue hit the eye right off the bat, and then the tilt is also noticeable. When this card has deep, clean blue it is really beautiful.

That's a lot of surface wear. Don't like the cut or centering.

The cloudiness in the surface background is too much for me. Such a happy-looking card is rendered dull and lifeless due to the surface issues.

surface and color issues but beautifully centered for this card

The blue and the face are just so scuffed.

Dig the centering, albeit with the usual tilt--yet the surface leaves a lot to be desired.

Too much surface wear on this one.