In our series of blogs focusing on identifying counterfeits, this week we wanted to discuss arguably the most famous card in our hobby, the 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle rookie card. In our previous post we promised to profile Michael Jordan's iconic 1986 Fleer #57 rookie, however after seeing several fake Mickey Mantle cards at this year's
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