1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 4 Sells for $244,000 at Goldin

A 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle graded PSA 4 sold for $244,000 at Goldin on October 9, 2026, setting a new high among the results cited here. The figure stands out beside a complete 1952 Topps set that brought $282,900 at Robert Edward Auctions on April 1, 2026. One card approached the price of the full set, a striking comparison for collectors tracking this landmark issue.

A new high for the PSA 4 Mantle

The Goldin auction closed with 788 lots totaling $1,681,374.72. Among them, the 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle, graded PSA 4, realized $244,000. That sale sits well above the card’s earlier results in the record provided: about $10,000 in 2010, $147,466 on September 10, 2022, and $47,580 on July 12, 2025.

Those comparisons show how sharply reported prices can vary over time. The latest result is a new high among these examples, but the source offers no explanation for the jump. A single auction result records what one buyer paid for one card at one time; it doesn’t, by itself, establish a lasting direction for every copy in the same grade.

The complete set puts the card’s price in context

Robert Edward Auctions sold a complete 1952 Topps set for $282,900 on April 1, 2026. The cards averaged 4.0 in condition, and the set included a PSA 4 Mantle. The set’s result was only $38,900 above the Goldin price for the individual Mantle, making the comparison unusually close.

It’s a useful reminder that a set’s total depends on more than its most recognizable card. Here, the source gives the average condition and confirms the Mantle’s grade, but it doesn’t list individual prices for the other cards. That means the total can’t be broken down further from the available figures. Collectors comparing a complete run with a key single should account for the set’s overall condition and the specific cards included, rather than treating the headline card as the whole story.

The author links the Mantle result to a recent discussion of the Pikachu Illustrator card, suggesting that some high-profile cards may be moving beyond their familiar trading ranges. That’s a reading of the sales, not a guarantee that other cards will follow the same course. The strongest evidence here is narrower: two notable 1952 Topps results, from different auction houses and dates, put a PSA 4 Mantle close to the price of an entire set averaging 4.0.

Other reported auction results

Three additional sales span paintings, folk art and real estate. On October 9, 2026, Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. sold a Maud Lewis (1903–1970) painting of a Model T for $70,800. The source notes that Lewis’s paintings continue to bring strong auction results, though it provides no further comparison for this work.

At Neal Auction Company on October 8, 2026, an American primitive portrait of a child with a dog, measuring 37½ by 30½ inches framed, sold for $15,500. Horn’s Real Estate and Auctions sold a six-room, two-bathroom single-family home at 372 Peachtree Road, Lexington, Kentucky, for $137,500 on October 9, 2026. That last result sits outside collectibles, but illustrates the range of tangible property covered in the reported transactions.

Reading the results carefully

For collectors following the 1952 Topps Mantle, the new $244,000 result merits attention alongside earlier sales and the complete-set result. Condition and grade are central details in these comparisons: the featured single is PSA 4, while the complete set averaged 4.0 and also contained a PSA 4 Mantle. The source suggests holders review insurance values as prices rise; any reassessment should be grounded in comparable sales and the particulars of the card being covered.

WorthPoint added 91,753 transactions to its Price Guide on October 16, 2026, with a combined reported value of $15,897,933.40 and an average lot value of $173.27. Those broad figures cover tangible assets across categories, while the Mantle sales offer a more focused snapshot of one card and one landmark set. For this issue, the clearest next step is to compare the recent auction record with earlier results and the grade and condition of the item in hand.