Mickey Mantle’s rookie card arrived a year before in 1951 Bowman. Even though the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle is his most popular card it’s not deserving of the rookie card designation.

"When he couldn't play ball anymore, a whole generation felt older. When he got cancer, a whole generation felt the fear of death," said author Roger Kahn about Mickey Mantle on ESPN Classic's ...

If he did, the original 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card he's selling this weekend online at Miller and Miller Auction in New Hamburg, could be worth a lot more than the estimated $15,000 and $20,000.