Cool News - Mick Chosen For Louisville Slugger Museum - Pics From Topps Exhibit & TV News Link

mattyc_collection

So through some great people, I was contacted by the Louisville Slugger Museum in Kentucky. They are having a special Topps Display in their Museum this month, entitled, "Topps Pop Culture: Homeruns To Hollywood."

Among many classic cards, there will also be:

+ Luke Skywalker's light saber
+ Indiana Jones' whip
+ Elvis' scarf
+ Adam West's Batman costume
+ Ringo Starr's drumsticks
+ Christopher Reeves' Superman costume
+ Jobu from Major League

And among all the cards they could have chosen when it came to the 1952 Mick, including 8s with the usual tilt and centering issues, they selected this guy below for the exhibit! (People will be viewing it in a display from a foot or so away.)

It's both an honor and thrill to help a company that has been so integral a part of our national pastime, and also to help any young people who visit the museum gain some exposure to vintage cards and legendary players.

If any fellow board members are in that neck of the woods, please feel free to check it out. The display runs from this Saturday through October. The card will be there thru June.

JBrules

Congrats Matt!!! A great looking card to represent the Mick! Confirms what we all have known (you have exquisite taste when choosing your cards).

mattyc_collection

Thanks, playa. With the tear you have been on lately picking insanely centered cards that aren't easily found that way, I know if I had one collection to shop through yours would be high, high at the top.

Stingray

Been there once about 7 years ago, would like to get back some day.

itzagoner

on the dude scale this deserves caps and an exclamation point

DUDE!

baz518

That is awesome! I've been in Louisville my whole life, will definitely try to get there to see it. Thanks.

qualitycards

Fantastic looking card

Dboneesq

Congrats Matt. Hope you don't miss it too much. Just curious ... is there a definitive agreed upon amount that you would get paid should something happen to the card? It's obviously worth more than the average 4.5.

mattyc_collection

Yes, there's an insurance policy in place. I've had a bunch of offers on it in the past year so between those and known sales data points, I arrived at a good insurance value. That said, I'd much rather have the card than the loot. Or to be quite honest and sound borderline crazy, even double the loot. The card is too loved. Only three times in life have I known I had to have something at all costs, at first sight: that Mick, my Ruth rookie, and the wife!

robert67

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KendallCat

Matt - always loved that card and a classic case of buy the card and not the holder. I live a little more than an hour from Louisville, and will have to make a trip and check it out in the next month. I promise I will leave it and the lightsaber alone!

MULLINS5

Very nice! Make sure to get some pictures of it in there and share when you can!

skrezyna23

Congrats, Matt! Very cool honor. I'm sure you were thrilled when you heard the news or when they asked you. That's probably equivalent to a player getting the call to go to the HOF.

ThoseBackPages

WOW!!!!!!

mintonlypls

Congrats! That is quite an honor. I always like to look at that card when you show it...it has such tremendous eye-appeal with perfect to near perfect centering...no tilt...sharp registration...and tremendous color. It has gem mint qualities except the corners. I am not far from Louisville...and plan to make the trip.

Monte

MrNearMint

That's a great honor! I think that's probably the highest achievement a collector can get. Congratulations!

Towuz911

Wow that's an amazing 52 Mantle!

To get that kind of centering and color you're usually looking at a 6.5 or better. Where'd you find this beaut?

mattyc_collection

It was consigned to Goodwin Auctions last year by its original owning family, which was cool.

The exhibit opens tomorrow so I should have some pics from them of it in the official Topps display. 

Maybe the coolest thing is they are gonna send me some personalized bats! I know I shouldn't use them but am gonna have to hit a few bombs-- through a friend I will get to take BP with the Mets' farm team so I know what bats I'll be bringing!

esquiresports

Just saw this. Very cool! Congrats. Gorgeous card. Been a little sidetracked and not on here much the last month or so.

mattyc_collection

Pumped. Here are some pics of the Topps Exhibit and the card. Forgive glare on Mick in the last one.

MilehighHOF

Nice! Your card looks awesome in that display!

mattyc_collection

Much thanks. Here's the latest from the museum-- this person took a really nice pic!

KendallCat

Matt - looks awesome and you should be very proud to have your card displayed for everyone to see. For anyone that has to have a card only in an "8" your card is a perfect example of buy the card and not the holder. Hoping to run by there one day to see it in person. Congratulations again.

galaxy27

This is about as good as it gets, I'd say. I visited the LS Museum & Factory a few years ago, and now I'm jonesing to get back just so I can see your dead nuts beauty in the flesh. The display looks incredible, and the card itself goes without saying.

This should serve as the perfect archetype for why one should buy the card and not the flip; I can't imagine another extant '52 Mick being more deserving of this type of honor.

Congrats of the highest order!

mattyc_collection

Thanks!

I was just sent this link below, which is INSANE-- the card was just on the TV NEWS!

52 Topps Mick On TV News

belz

OK ok ok...That is so amazing to have your card displayed like that and on tv spotlight etc........but, I just can not believe for the life of me why that card is a 4.5...the eye appeal and centering is just sick. Are there surface creases or something tough to see? I'm sure you would review this card if you ever decided to sell it. Just wow. Gives me something to shoot for!!!

FirstBeard

This is so dang cool.

Gorgeous card, and being next to Princess Leia never hurts.

mikelowell25

I see it has a different cert # from when you won it in goodwin; did you crack and resubmit hoping for a 5 (or an 8) or was it simply reholdered with a new flip and cert #???

mattyc_collection

Yup, the original holder got scratched, so I rolled the dice and had it redone with a friend's sub shortly after buying it.

skrezyna23

Congrats, Matthew Ian! This is just awesome!

Towuz911

...jealous...rage...growing...

Nice card and nice honor, sir.

RookieHOFers

That's very cool Matt, Congrats

lmarks

Wow. Having your card on television must be the greatest feeling a collector could have. This card has glorious color, incredible centering and blows away every example I could find from a 4 to a 7.

LMarks