The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card is arguably the most popular sports card in history. Yet, there’s one thing so many get wrong about it. 1952 Topps is NOT Mickey Mantle’s rookie card.

Mantle was a 3-time MVP and 7-time World Series winner. He was an All Star a whopping 20 times. His 1953 Bowman Color card is the most expensive of all of these, but can still be found for under $900.

has, it's that he would have taken better care of his bubble gum cards when he was a kid growing up in 1950s and 1960s Brantford. If he did, the original 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card he's ...