1959 Topps #10 Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle, the key card of the set, coming off back-to-back AL MVP seasons. He also appears on the #564 All-Star card.
About Mickey Mantle
Signed by Yankees scout Tom Greenwade in 1949 for $1,500 plus $140 a month, Mickey Mantle broke in with New York in 1951 and spent his entire 18-year career (1951-1968) in pinstripes, mostly in center field. Known as "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet" (after his Oklahoma hometown), he won the rare Triple Crown in 1956 — .353 average, 52 home runs, 130 RBIs — as the only switch-hitter ever to do so, one of his three AL MVP seasons (1956, 1957, 1962). A perennial All-Star, Mantle helped the Yankees win seven World Series among twelve appearances, and still holds the all-time record for World Series home runs with 18. He finished with 536 home runs, 2,415 hits, and a .298 average. Mantle was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974, his first year of eligibility.
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Variations & how to tell them apart
Venezuelan Parallel
Topps issued a partial parallel of the set for the Venezuelan market, printed on thinner card stock and credited "Impreso en Venezuela por Benco C.A." on the back. Hobby checklists most often list the run as cards 1-196, though sources disagree and the exact range has never been definitively documented. Venezuelan cards are far scarcer than their U.S. counterparts and usually surface with heavy wear; collectors treat them as a separate parallel, not part of the standard 572-card set.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 10,325 | 1 | 27 | 330 | 810 | 1,416 | 1,658 | 6,001 | 82 |
| SGC | 4,629 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 121 | 218 | 614 | 3,416 | 219 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-07-05. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8); totals are summed across each grader's listed variations.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1959 Topps Mickey Mantle card?
It is card #10 of 572 in the 1959 Topps Baseball set - Topps' largest set to that point, issued across seven series with a circular color photo on every front. It pictures the New York Yankees player.
Why is the 1959 Topps Mickey Mantle important?
The #10 Mantle is the key card of the set, issued after back-to-back AL MVP seasons. (Mantle's true rookie is the 1951 Bowman; his first Topps card is 1952.)
Is the 1959 Topps Mickey Mantle valuable?
Value depends on grade, the series (the high numbers run scarcer), and any variation. Use the links above to check current T206 Cards inventory and live eBay listings.
Sources: Trading Card Database, Baseball-Reference, BaseballCardPedia, PSA & SGC population reports, and Baseball-Almanac. Card data, images & population compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-10.