Mickey Mantle Vintage Collectibles
Mickey Mantle — "The Commerce Comet" — is the most collected player in baseball history, and one of the most collected athletes in any sport. From his 1951 rookie season through his Triple Crown year in 1956 to his 1974 first-ballot Hall of Fame induction, Mantle defined an era of Yankees baseball. Below is our current selection of PSA and CGC graded Mickey Mantle collectibles.
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Magazine · 1953
1953 Dell Baseball Annual #1
The debut issue — Mantle three years before his record 1956 SI cover. PSA and CGC graded copies, including the highest graded example known.
PSA 8
1959 Mickey Mantle
PSA graded 8 — a high-grade example from Mantle's Yankees dynasty years.
Why Collect Mickey Mantle
Mantle's combination of power, speed, and charisma made him the face of baseball throughout the 1950s and '60s, and his early passing in 1995 only deepened collector demand for anything documenting his career. Magazine covers offer a different — and often rarer — way to collect Mantle than trading cards: full-format imagery, smaller surviving populations, and milestone publishing moments like debut issues and first covers.