1956 PM15 "Yellow Basepath" Mickey Mantle Pin PSA NM 7

Sold For:

$1,380

Year:

1956

Auction:

2022 Spring

Lot #:

1287

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Graded NM 7 by PSA (submitted by REA). Stunning high-grade example of Mickey Mantle from the very popular PM15 "Yellow Basepath" pin set. Issued in 1956, these popular pins were dispensed by bubble-gum machines placed in five-and-dime stores and at supermarkets. Mantle is the key to this 32-pin set. High-grade examples of these pins are particularly rare because like all litho pins (as opposed to celluloid pins), they are extremely condition-sensitive. Litho pins are very susceptible to scratches because their designs are printed directly onto the metal, as opposed to being printed on paper and encased under protective celluloid, as is the case with celluloid pinbacks. This condition sensitivity makes the condition of this example all the more noteworthy. The pin is crisp and clean with very little wear. A tremendous sample of this important Hall of Famer from one of baseball-pinback collecting's most revered sets. Diameter: 7/8 inch. Reserve $300.