1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311

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.