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A TREMENDOUS Pickup from National

This is a card that has really dogged an OCD guy like me for a while. Between the wood-grained borders (which show
damage so easily), my compulsive obsession with centering and the difficulty in finding this card without the black print
line in the bottom border this makes it the fourth time I have purchased this card for my registry set.

I think this one is definitely the "keeper". The borders and corners are basically clean, the centering LR is just about
50:50 and the TB centering (at least the way I measure it) is ever so slightly wider in the top than the bottom (about 60:40).
But most importantly, my print line nemesis is NOWHERE to be seen!

It's taken me almost 5 years to find this example. Truly a milestone find.

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Dave

Comments

  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Congratulations Dave!! That '62 Mantle is a beauty for sure.

    Nice seeing you again this year.
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

    Collecting:
    Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    Congrats on finally landing it. I'm sure it feels quite rewarding.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful centering on that one, David~congrats on a great pickup!


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • RookieHOFersRookieHOFers Posts: 733 ✭✭✭
    Very nice card Dave, Congrats on scratching one off the ole list.
    Matt
    I collect: 80’s Rookies and 86 Fleer Basketball
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Dave ... THAT, my friend, is a KEEPER!!!!!!
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • ConstantineConstantine Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭
    That's a true beauty!
  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    A clean 1962 Mantle is one of the last cards on my list. That's a beauty. Congrats!
    The Clockwork Angel Collection...brought to you by Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Chase
    TheClockworkAngelCollection
  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭
    That is a great card, congrats on harpooning a white whale!! I'm curious, what's the registry set you're adding that to? A mantle registry or 62 topps, or what?
  • aconteaconte Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭
    Great pickup!

    aconte
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    Have never seen a 62 mantle 8 anywhere near this one. Really well done. Great seeing you again and catching up.
    image


  • Nice card.
  • Congrats! Looks like an easy 9. Sweet card.

    And congrats on finally scratching that itch.
  • 70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Congrats! Looks like an easy 9. Sweet card.

    And congrats on finally scratching that itch. >>



    Maybe an 8.5, though my experience so far is that even 0.5 bumps (which suppposedly are significantly driven by a "clear focus" on centering) are very hard
    to achieve.


    Dave
  • 1neatstuff1neatstuff Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭
    david great pick ups congrats those are gems indeed
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It's taken me almost 5 years to find this example. Truly a milestone find. >>

    I'm with you Dave.

    There's no better feeling. Congratulations!

    It look great.
    Mike
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,744 ✭✭✭
    Congratulations on a great card. It almost looks like a tiffany card with the gloss shining.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice shine on that puppy.
  • 60sfan60sfan Posts: 311 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Congratulations on a great card. It almost looks like a tiffany card with the gloss shining. >>


    +1
  • That is certainly a monster of a card. Loving it. Very clean and centered extremely well. Great pick up Dave.

    Marc
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  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092
    That's a tremendous looking trophy.
  • NICE Dave!

    Great seeing you again, can't wait for Chicago!
    Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs
    WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yahtzee.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • kingnascarkingnascar Posts: 636 ✭✭✭
    That one could bump to an 8.5
    Nice pickup!
  • paleocardspaleocards Posts: 940 ✭✭✭✭
    That's a beauty Dave, congrats on landing one of your whales! Great seeing you too at the luncheon, already looking forward to Chicago!
  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,549 ✭✭✭✭
    Just awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    super nice PU
    Collecting PSA... FB,BK,HK,and BB HOF RC sets
    1948-76 Topps FB Sets
    FB & BB HOF Player sets
    1948-1993 NY Yankee Team Sets
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