Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 Price Guide

Baseball · Baseball Cards 1962 Post Cereal

Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 (Baseball Cards 1962 Post Cereal) is currently worth $66.16 raw (near mint) and $11,631 in PSA 10 (as of Sep 4, 2026). Values come from the PriceCharting price guide and are refreshed weekly. Grading is the single biggest value lever — check the raw-to-PSA-10 gap below, then scan your copy to see if its centering makes the grade.

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Current prices

Raw (ungraded)

Ungraded

$66.16

Graded — grade ladder

Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$11,631	$6,979	$15,121	$6,979	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$3,176
9	—	—	—	—	$1,249
8	—	—	—	—	$699
7	—	—	—	—	$359

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Last updated 2026-09-04 · Source: the PriceCharting price guide

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Is it worth grading?

Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A PSA 10 Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 sells for $11,631 against $66.16 raw: a $11,565 spread, 176× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($1,249) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

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Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 — frequently asked

How much is Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 (Baseball Cards 1962 Post Cereal) worth?

As of Sep 4, 2026, Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 (Baseball Cards 1962 Post Cereal): an ungraded near-mint copy sells for about $66.16, a PSA 10 sells for about $11,631, a PSA 9 for about $1,249. Values come from the PriceCharting price guide and are refreshed weekly.

How much is a PSA 10 Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 worth?

As of Sep 4, 2026, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) Mickey Mantle [Hand Cut Ad Back, Life Mag] #5 (Baseball Cards 1962 Post Cereal) sells for about $11,631, compared with $66.16 for a raw near-mint copy.

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Where do these Baseball card prices come from?

Prices are the PriceCharting price guide, refreshed weekly. Raw values reflect near-mint (NM) ungraded copies; graded values are per grading company and grade.