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Lot # 209: 1952 Topps High-Grade Low Number Collection (71) - Newly Discovered Examples

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 17 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2023 Summer Classic",
which ran from 7/16/2023 7:00 PM to
8/5/2023 10:00 PM



1952 Topps low number collection of (71) cards with (66) different examples. (3) of the cards have been graded and encapsulated by PSA with #91 Schoendienst EX 5; #129 Mize EX 5; and #268 Lemon EX-MT 6. Ungraded highlights include: #10 Rosen EX-MT; 70 EX-MT; (2) 84 (1) EX-MT (1) NM; 86 EX; 85 EX-MT; 87 EX; 92 EX; 93 EX; 94 EX-MT; 96 EX-MT; 99 EX; 106 EX; 109 EX-MT; 111 EX; 113 EX-MT; 114 EX; 115 NM; 116 EX; 118 EX; (2) 121 (2) EX-MT; 122 EX-MT; 124 EX-MT; (2) 126 (1) EX (1) NM; 128 EX; 232 NM; 233 EX-MT; 248 NM; 253 EX-MT; 254 EX; 255 EX; 256 EX-MT; 257 EX-MT; 259 NM; 262 EX-MT; 265 NM; 266 NM; 267 EX-MT; 269 EX-MT; 270 EX; 271 EX; 272 EX; 278 NM; 282 EX-MT; 283 EX; 285 EX; 288 EX; 289 EX-MT; 293 EX-MT; 295 EX-MT; 297 EX-MT; (2) 298 (2) EX-MT; 299 NM; 300 EX-MT; 301 EX; 302 EX-MT; (2) 303 (1) EX (1) EX-MT; 304 EX-MT; 305 EX; 306 EX-MT; 307 EX-MT; 308 EX-MT; 309 EX-MT; and 310 EX-MT. These cards originate from a new find of 1952 Topps baseball cards that recently surfaced in the Midwest. Highlights included two examples each for Mantle, Mays, and Robinson, as well as many high numbers. Our consignor's husband collected the cards as a child and, miraculously, nearly all avoided the common fate of being repeatedly flipped or placed in bike spokes. Instead, he carefully stored them in a shoe box, where they remained, untouched, for the past seventy years. The majority of the cards are in mid-to-high grade, with centering the only issue of note for most. Three of the cards (Mantle, Mays, and Robinson) made their hobby debut in our Winter Focus Auction. The balance of the collection, including an EX-MT 6 Mantle, is offered here in this sale. All the graded cards in this collection were submitted by Lelands.

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