Rummage Through Your Basement – You May Be Sitting On a Baseball Card Treasure Chest!

Published on 11/17/2023 This article appeared in History10 and has been published here with permission.
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1956 Topps Mickey Mantle

Basically, Mickey Mantle fans regard this as the pinnacle of his printings. Let’s take a look at Mickey smiling broadly, thanks to having snatched the evasive Triple Crown with a championing of the league through 52 home runs and a .353 batting average. It’s no surprise that he achieved baseball legendary games during that year. One PSA 10 1956 Topps Mantle card fetched $382,400 during 2016.

1956 Topps Mickey Mantle

1956 Topps Mickey Mantle

1948 Leaf Stan Musial

The iconic heavy hitter is honored through this rookie card which is a rarely located Leaf card. This is known as a beautiful and rarely colored print which was rare in a world of black and white cards. Stan became an NL champion for the 7th time and obviously became a Baseball Hall of Fame during 1969. Such a PSA 9 1948 card went for $312,000 during 2018.

1948 Leaf Stan Musial

1948 Leaf Stan Musial

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