When you are at the poker table and you are sitting on four-of-a-kind, there is really not much that can beat you. And when you are in the sports card business and sitting on four of a kind you get just as excited, especially when the four are 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie cards. Offered is a four-spot of this esteemed card, all graded by PSA in varying degrees. Our consignor said "show me the money quick!" so here we are.

Includes: PSA VG-EX 4 - extremely well-centered with very even lightly rounded corners. Good color, very little surface wear, and clean front and back. PSA VG-EX 4 (MC) - evenly rounded corners, with a side-to-side miscut. Back is not miscut. Good color, but has a light yellowing to the borders. PSA VG 3 - lightly rounded corners, with two small corner wrinkles. PSA FAIR 1.5 - appears VG with a vertical down down the middle, trespassing through Mantle's cap and face.

This quartet would make a real nice top of any lineup, a four spot of the best natural baseball player ever to don the spikes. Four of a kind Mickey Mantle rookie cards, the best hand you could possibly have.