{"product_id":"1956-topps-135-mickey-mantle-gray-back-psa-nm-7","title":"1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back PSA NM 7","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back PSA 7 - The Year Mantle Owned Baseball\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back\u003c\/strong\u003e was issued during the season when Mantle’s enormous potential finally crystallized into complete dominance. At 24 years old, the Yankees center fielder was no longer simply DiMaggio’s successor or baseball’s spectacular young switch-hitter—\u003cstrong\u003ehe was becoming the best player in the game\u003c\/strong\u003e. Topps framed him beautifully in its celebrated horizontal format, pairing Mantle’s portrait with an action scene against the colorful painted backdrop that makes the 1956 set so instantly recognizable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example features the \u003cstrong\u003eGray Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e and carries a strong \u003cstrong\u003ePSA NM 7\u003c\/strong\u003e grade. Mantle’s card is one of the unquestioned keys to the 1956 Topps set, and its expansive design makes centering, registration, corners, edges, and surface quality particularly important to overall presentation. The darker reverse provides another layer of distinction for variation collectors, while the grade offers an attractive level of preservation for one of the most heavily pursued Mantle cards of the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there is \u003cstrong\u003e1956 itself\u003c\/strong\u003e. Mantle hit \u003cstrong\u003e.353 with 52 home runs and 130 RBI\u003c\/strong\u003e, leading the American League in all three categories to capture the \u003cstrong\u003eTriple Crown\u003c\/strong\u003e. He also led the league in runs and slugging percentage, won his \u003cstrong\u003efirst AL MVP Award\u003c\/strong\u003e, and finished the year as a World Series champion after the Yankees defeated Brooklyn. It was the season when the mythology caught up with the talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53488245735733,"sku":null,"price":13000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1956Topps_135MickeyMantleGrayBackPSANM7.png?v=1788804056","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1956-topps-135-mickey-mantle-gray-back-psa-nm-7","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}