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1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle card in an SGC 1 holder: a head-and-shoulders portrait of Mantle in pinstripes against a blue sky with his bat raised, the Yankees logo at lower left and his name and facsimile signature in a yellow box
Image: listing photograph

1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle

Set
Topps
Year
1952
Sport
Baseball
Era
Vintage
Grades on record
19
Verified sales
86

No headline price

This card has a verified sale at 19 grades from a named grading company, across 2 grading companies (PSA, SGC).

Notes on the file

Written from the record above. Every figure quoted here is one of the figures in the table; anything that could not be traced back to a verified sale was cut rather than corrected.

Most-traded gradePSA 8 · $1,555,500 sold Jul 11, 2026 · 20 verified sales

What this card is

The 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle is one of the most significant cards in the hobby, serving as the featured high-number card of the landmark 1952 Topps set. It depicts Mantle in a New York Yankees pose and is widely regarded as the key post-war baseball card. Realized sale prices for this card span a vast range depending on grade and condition.

Longest-standing figureSGC 8 · $274,850 sold Feb 21, 2016 · last sold 21 FEB 2016

The set it came from

The card is part of the 1952 Topps baseball set, a release credited with establishing the modern trading card format through its larger card size and higher production standards.

Why the grades diverge

Surviving examples span the full condition spectrum, from ungraded low-grade copies to professionally graded specimens across PSA and SGC scales. Grading services PSA and SGC have both certified copies of this card, with realized prices reflecting substantial premiums as grade increases.

Most recent verified salePSA 8 · $1,555,500 · 11 JUL 2026

What the record shows

Realized sales for this card show extreme price stratification tied to grade.

On the record4 questions the archive can answer
What is the 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle card?
It is Mickey Mantle's card from the 1952 Topps baseball set, numbered #311, and is one of the most sought-after cards in the hobby due to its scarcity and historical importance.
How much has a PSA 8 copy sold for?
A PSA 8 example sold for $1,555,500 according to the verified-comp archive.
What is the highest realized sale price on record for this card?
An SGC 9 graded copy sold for $4,500,000, the highest price among the anchor sales referenced.
Do low-grade or ungraded copies have significant value?
Yes, though far less than high-grade copies.

Value by grade

Every grade this card has a priced record in — nothing withheld — kept apart by grading company because a PSA 10 and a CGC 10 are different assets. 19 grades show only a dated last sale: too few recent sales to state a current price.

1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle — value, evidence and recency for every grade on record
GradeValueLast verified sale Realized rangeSold / comps DepthBasis
PSA — graded 11 grades · 65 verified sales
9 Last known sale Apr 2018: not a current price 20 APR 2018 $2,880,000 · Apr 20, 2018 1 realized sale of 1 comps thin last comp · last sale
8.5 Last known sale Feb 2024: not a current price 25 FEB 2024 $2,370,000 · Feb 25, 2024 4 realized sales of 4 comps thin last comp · last sale
8 Last sale Jul 11, 2026: not a current price 11 JUL 2026 $1,555,500 · Jul 11, 2026 20 realized sales of 20 comps thin last comp · last sale
7.5 Last known sale Dec 2024: not a current price 07 DEC 2024 $432,000 · Dec 7, 2024 4 realized sales of 4 comps thin last comp · last sale
7 Last known sale Oct 2024: not a current price 06 OCT 2024 $264,000 · Oct 6, 2024 16 realized sales of 16 comps thin last comp · last sale
6.5 Last known sale Jul 2021: not a current price 24 JUL 2021 $132,000 · Jul 24, 2021 3 realized sales of 3 comps thin last comp · last sale
6 Last known sale Oct 2025: not a current price 26 OCT 2025 $213,500 · Oct 26, 2025 8 realized sales of 8 comps thin last comp · last sale
5 Last sale May 17, 2026: not a current price 17 MAY 2026 $200,080 · May 17, 2026 5 realized sales of 5 comps thin last comp · last sale
3 Last sale Apr 4, 2026: not a current price 04 APR 2026 $109,800 · Apr 4, 2026 2 realized sales of 2 comps thin last comp · last sale
2.5 Last sale Apr 4, 2026: not a current price 04 APR 2026 $158,600 · Apr 4, 2026 1 realized sale of 1 comps thin last comp · last sale
2 Last known sale Jan 2026: not a current price 31 JAN 2026 $122,000 · Jan 31, 2026 1 realized sale of 1 comps thin last comp · last sale
SGC — graded 8 grades · 21 verified sales
9 Last known sale Aug 2023: not a current price 20 AUG 2023 $4,500,000 · Aug 20, 2023 1 realized sale of 1 comps thin last comp · last sale
8 Last known sale Feb 2016: not a current price 21 FEB 2016 $274,850 · Feb 21, 2016 1 realized sale of 1 comps thin last comp · last sale
7.5 Last known sale Feb 2025: not a current price 23 FEB 2025 $231,800 · Feb 23, 2025 4 realized sales of 4 comps thin last comp · last sale
7 Last known sale Nov 2023: not a current price 18 NOV 2023 $372,000 · Nov 18, 2023 5 realized sales of 5 comps thin last comp · last sale
6.5 Last known sale Dec 2024: not a current price 07 DEC 2024 $180,000 · Dec 7, 2024 3 realized sales of 3 comps thin last comp · last sale
6 Last known sale Feb 2023: not a current price 26 FEB 2023 $210,000 · Feb 26, 2023 1 realized sale of 1 comps thin last comp · last sale
5.5 Last sale May 17, 2026: not a current price 17 MAY 2026 $207,400 · May 17, 2026 3 realized sales of 3 comps thin last comp · last sale
4.5 Last sale Apr 4, 2026: not a current price 04 APR 2026 $134,200 · Apr 4, 2026 3 realized sales of 3 comps thin last comp · last sale

How these numbers are made

Source
FLOAT's own verified-comp archive. A comp is a realized sale only when it settled as an auction, a fixed-price purchase or an accepted offer; marketplace asks and price-guide columns are counted separately as quotes and can never stand in for a sale.
This file
86 verified sales across 19 grades, computed from the archive as it stood on 15 SEP 2026.
Recency
Each grade shows the date of its own most recent verified sale. There is no refresh clock on this page and there will not be one: a graded card of this kind changes hands roughly twice a year, so a ticking counter would imply motion this market does not have.
Missing figures
A grade with no verified sale says so and shows no date. Nothing on this page is estimated, extrapolated or filled in from a comparable card.
Which grade is yours
Read the row for the company on your slab. The grade number alone is not enough — the same number from two companies is two different assets and trades accordingly.
Reading a row
"Value" is what the archive resolves that grade to; last comp means it is simply the most recent realized sale, carried forward. "Depth" is how much recent trade stands behind it — thin means fewer than three sales in the window, which is most of this market.
Disputed figures
A row marked disputed contradicts another row on this page: a grade priced below a lower grade from the same grading company, or an ungraded copy priced at or above a graded one. Both figures cannot be right and the archive does not say which is wrong, so neither is deleted and the less credible side carries the mark. Removing the row would hide the conflict rather than resolve it; 5 of the 19 grades on this page are marked. Disputed figures are never used for the spread quoted at the top of this page.