Is a 1952 Mantle a PSA 10?

About the 1952 Mantle

The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 is a 1952 Baseball card from the vintage era. Arguably the most iconic card in the hobby. High-grade copies are vanishingly rare.

What graders look for

Every grading company — PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC — uses the same four sub-scores: centering, corners, edges, and surface. On this card specifically, watch for:

• Off-center (very common)
• Corner wear
• Surface discoloration from age
• Edge chipping

Pro tip

Vintage tolerances are more forgiving, but centering and corners still decide the grade. Any surface foxing caps the card at 7 or lower.

Should you send it in?

Before paying grading fees, scan the card with ID Grader to get an instant AI pre-grade across all four sub-scores. If the pre-grade comes back a confident 9.5 or 10, you probably have a submission candidate. If it comes back an 8 with any sub-score below a 9, you likely do better selling the card raw.

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