You could own the ICONIC 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card after ripping a pack of 2026 Topps baseball cards! The legendary company is inserting this Holy Grail of cards into their latest product release.
If you've never owned a baseball card in your life, you still probably recognize the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card. Perhaps, the most famous card of the hobby. The story behind the Mantle card is stuff of folklore; many were dumped in the ocean! A Mantle rookie card is quite valuable in any condition. Even a "1" on a grading scale from 1 to 10 for a Mantle rookie is valued around $25,000. Higher graded examples can reach six to seven figures! Topps is now giving you the chance to own an original 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card right from their new 2026 packs.
Topps still releases their flagship baseball product each year; a staple of our hobby for 75 years. To celebrate their 75th anniversary, Topps is inserting a redemption card in one of the 2026 Topps baseball packs that can be redeemed for an authentic 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card! The redemption is a smart choice; you don't want to accidentally damage a card valued at $25,000+ if you drop the pack on the floor out of excitement.
Above is a hobby box of 2026 Topps Series 1 baseball cards. On the cover is Hank Aaron, Ken Griffey Jr, Shohei Ohtani, and Aaron Judge. The Topps logo and 75th anniversary stamp are featured on the cover. We love how it appears Ohtani and Judge are tipping their caps to Aaron and Griffey! To the right is a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card (not the exact card from Topps). Remember ripping wax packs as a kid? Riding your bike to the nearest gas station, grabbing a wax pack for about a quarter, and you chewed that gum all the way home. You collected your favorite players and traded the duplicates. Well before computers, we kept track of our sets by checking boxes off on graph paper! The 2026 Topps Series 1 cards were released on February 11th; you can shop your local stores now to try your luck on ripping wax packs and pulling the Mantle redemption!
Just Collect is buying Mickey Mantle rookie cards! If you currently own a Mickey Mantle rookie or you're the lucky one to pull the card from 2026 Topps, we are interested in buying it! We have purchased many Mantle rookie cards including The Oregon Farm Collection with a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle discovered in an old barn! Think a barn is an unexpected place to find such a card? We purchased a Mantle rookie card that was stored with jars of pickles! Just Collect always offers a
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