Mickey Mantle was one of the best baseball players of all time. If he saw this card I think he would be rolling over in his grave. This is a great example of what a counterfeit 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle card looks like. The coloring is way off, the card stock looks to be a different width, a “$30,000.00″ card is just sitting in a plain top loader, and its not even certified. People will go to all lengths to try and take people’s money. If a collector wants a real and original Mantle from this set they should just buy one that is graded and/or certified. Yes, it probably will cost a little more money, but at least you will be getting a real card and not some fake that was made using a copy machine. Collectors need to do their research!!!
Here is what a real 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle baseball card should look like:
Filed under: Spotting Specific Fake Cards | Tagged: 1952, 311, baseball, card, counterfeit, mantle, mickey, topps, yankees
Man, you gotta love that PSA 7 Mantle- What a pretty sight…
Yah. I actually got to hold one like that awhile back.
You say the coloring is way off, but don’t say what exactly is off. The width of the card looks exactly the same as the PSA 7 as well. The main difference I see is that MICKEY MANTLE seems more bold/thicker in the top one versus the bottom.
Thats what is off. The bold coloring gives it away.
Why would anyone pay MORE than the SMR for his card??
THE CARD LOOKS LIKE IT IS DONE IN CRAYON WOWWWWW REALLY HARD TO TELL ROSS.
Beauty of a card in the PSA slab. Not a mantle fan but it is nice to see.
Hard to explain but the fake looks more like a drawing, the real one has better lighting and looks more photographic (pretty state of the art for the time, I imagine). Skin tone completely off in the fake, it’s too dark and orangey.