Heritage’s SGC 9.5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle

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Originally Posted by boxbuster7

wonder why the owner chose SGC instead of PSA or BGS?

All graders miss alterations on occasion but BVG (the BGS equivalent for vintage) has a reputation for being particularly inconsistent. It’d be a bigger red flag if it was graded BVG.

SGC and PSA are roughly equals in vintage, especially prewar. I’d guess the difference maker here is that SGC provides half grades while PSA just does whole numbers. A 9.5 looks better than a 9, especially when trying to make the argument that it’s the best card of the Rosen bunch.