Mickey Mantle cards sell for more than $750,000 via Memory Lane Inc.

item_37205_1Demand for The Mick continues to be an all-time high.

A run of high-grade Mickey Mantle Topps and Bowman baseball cards from 1951 to 1969 sold for more than $750,000 this weekend in a Memory Lane Inc. auction.

“The Empire State Collection” consisted of 21 PSA-graded cards and, according to the company, 14 of them set new record-highs for their condition.

item_37204_1The iconic 1952 Topps Mantle was the top card with bidding ending at $167,000. It’s one of only four cards to receive a PSA 7.5. Including a premium, the final sale price was $199,565. The Mantle Rookie Card, 1951 Bowman, went for $119,500 — the first six-figure sale for the card in that condition.

You can see the rest of the cards — and their final prices — in our gallery of the $759,100 haul (includes premiums) below.

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