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 "id": "sports/baseball/1951-bowman-mickey-mantle-253",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1951-bowman-mickey-mantle-253/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1951-bowman-mickey-mantle-253/index.md",
 "name": "Mickey Mantle",
 "title": "1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253",
 "category": "sports",
 "category_name": "Sports cards",
 "set": "1951 Bowman",
 "number": "#253",
 "year": 1951,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "base rookie card",
 "artist": "Unknown",
 "publisher": "Bowman Gum",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "The 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253 is Mantle’s rookie card and a postwar baseball flagship. Collectors search for it because it predates the 1952 Topps Mantle and has large grade premiums in high condition.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 18 verified sales of the 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253 as of September 27, 2026.",
  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $48,000 for a Base #253 PSA 5 on August 18, 2026 at eBay.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $3,192,000 for a Base #253 PSA 9 on January 8, 2022 at Memory Lane."
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "Is the 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253 his rookie card?",
   "a": "Yes; the 1951 Bowman #253 is Mantle's rookie card, while the 1952 Topps Mantle is a different later issue [1].",
   "source_ids": [
    1
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  },
  {
   "q": "How much did the PSA 8 (OC) 1951 Bowman Mantle sell for in 2026?",
   "a": "The PSA NM-MT 8 (OC) example sold at Heritage for $79,300 on 2026-07-10, with a 22% buyer's premium schedule shown on the lot page [2].",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How much did a PSA 8 1951 Bowman Mantle sell for at SCP?",
   "a": "A PSA NM-MT 8 sold for $342,379.20 in an SCP auction ending 2021-06-05, and the SCP page states the sold price includes buyer's premium [6].",
   "source_ids": [
    6
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle cards exist?",
   "a": "PSA CardFacts displayed a PSA 10 population of 1 as opened on 2026-09-26, but the page did not expose a separate population snapshot date [1].",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Should I compare a PSA 7 to a PSA 8 (OC)?",
   "a": "Only with the grade and qualifier clearly separated; a PSA 7 and PSA 8 (OC) answer different condition questions [2,4].",
   "source_ids": [
    2,
    4
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What is the recent PSA 7 sale evidence?",
   "a": "A PSA cert sales-history page showed Heritage sales of $100,650 on 2026-07-11 and $106,750 on 2026-05-16 for PSA 7 examples [4].",
   "source_ids": [
    4
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1951-bowman/mickey-mantle-253/22430",
   "publisher": "PSA CardFacts"
  },
  {
   "title": "1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253 PSA NM-MT 8 (OC)",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-cards/singles-1950-1959-/1951-bowman-mickey-mantle-253-psa-nm-mt-8-oc-/a/50086-80333.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Grading Standards",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/gradingstandards",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "Cert Verification 30499776",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/30499776/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie - PSA NM-MT 8",
   "url": "https://catalogs.scpauctions.com/online-auctions/scp-auctions-inc/1951-bowman-253-mickey-mantle-rookie---psa-nm-mt-8-5997006",
   "publisher": "SCP Auctions"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253. CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1951-bowman-mickey-mantle-253/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}