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 "name": "Mickey Mantle",
 "title": "1952 Topps Baseball Mickey Mantle #311",
 "category": "sports",
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 "set": "1952 Topps Baseball",
 "number": "#311",
 "year": 1952,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "High-number base card",
 "artist": null,
 "publisher": "Topps",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-28",
 "as_of": "2026-11-11",
 "summary": "The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 is the most searched postwar baseball card because it joins Mantle’s career significance with the famous Topps high-number story. It is also frequently misdescribed as Mantle’s true rookie, so exact issue identification matters before pricing.",
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  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $85,000 for a Base PSA 1 on August 29, 2026 at eBay.",
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  {
   "q": "How much did the record 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 sell for?",
   "a": "The opened Heritage lot shows $12,600,000 for an SGC Mint+ 9.5 Rosen Find example sold on August 27, 2022. [source_ids: 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
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  {
   "q": "Is the 1952 Topps Mantle his true rookie card?",
   "a": "No; the sourced Heritage description for a PSA 7 example states it is not his true rookie card, even though it is the iconic Topps issue. [source_ids: 3]",
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    3
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  },
  {
   "q": "What did a PSA 8 sell for recently?",
   "a": "Heritage’s 2026 archive lists a PSA NM-MT 8 example sold for $3,721,000 on August 23, 2026. [source_ids: 4]",
   "source_ids": [
    4
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What did a PSA 7 sell for recently?",
   "a": "A Heritage lot page shows a PSA NM 7 sold for $716,750 on August 22, 2026. [source_ids: 3]",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 copies exist?",
   "a": "A 2018 Heritage lot description stated that PSA had three examples graded higher than PSA 9, but a current live PSA population page was not opened for a full current count in this batch. [source_ids: 5]",
   "source_ids": [
    5
   ]
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   "title": "1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC Mint+ 9.5 Rosen Find Lot #53014",
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   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
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  {
   "title": "'52 Mantle card found in attic sold for $12.6M",
   "url": "https://www.mlb.com/news/1952-mickey-mantle-baseball-card-record-price",
   "publisher": "MLB.com"
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  {
   "title": "1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM 7 Lot #80139",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-cards/singles-1950-1959-/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-311-psa-nm-7/a/50087-80139.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "Heritage Auctions Search: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 Results",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=72~1&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526&sports_sub_category=822",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA Mint 9 Lot #80477",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-cards/singles-1950-1959-/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-311-psa-mint-9/a/50003-80477.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  }
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 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "1952 Topps Baseball Mickey Mantle #311. CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/sports/baseball/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-311/ (accessed 2026-11-11)."
}