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1975 Topps #660 Hank Aaron PSA 9 Needed

AaronmanAaronman Posts: 173
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If anyone is willing to part with this card or knows where I can get one I will be eternally grateful. Please contact me at drivard@optonline.net.


Thanks,
Doug
Looking for well centered 1958 topps baseball psa 8 and up. Also dying for a 70 Aaron All Star in PSA 9.

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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Doug:

    Just wanted to generally say that I really admire your Hank Aaron cards - you've put together a very nice run. I hope that you can find this card and make your Basic Set all 9s or better. I would love to see a scan of your 1955 Bowman PSA 9 someday.

    You surely know that this is one of Aaron's toughest cards - Frank Smith on the Registry has one in his 1975 set, and Marshall Fogel owns one, theoretically leaving three others out there in other collectors. Best of luck in finding one.
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  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭
    mike castaldi has/had one unless he sold it. i don't believe it was part of his set that went to vargha?
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  • EOMINTEOMINT Posts: 349 ✭
    I am looking for this card too in the regular, the mini i already have...tough card.

  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    I never owned it. I believe that one sold in Superior's auction a couple years ago and there might have been one other auctioned off in that time. It's a darned tough card to get.
  • Late1970sToppsLate1970sTopps Posts: 750 ✭✭✭
    John - Mike had his PSA 9 for all of about nine hours before we made a trade. As Marc mentioned, the card is now registered in my 1975 set.

    Marc - I'm not sure about the location of the other examples. However, it sounds like you know the whereabouts of one of them. I can tell you I personally saw a 1975 PSA 9 Aaron sell during the 2002 Chicago National. I don’t remember the name of the dealer who had it, but I watched at the buyer shelled out 17 fresh new $100 bills for it.

    There was also an example listed on eBay a few months ago. I don’t remember what the actual hammer price was. I can tell you that it was just short of $2,000.

    Frank
    Looking for 1975, 1978, and 1979 Topps Baseball in high end PSA 9 and PSA 10.
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  • EOMINTEOMINT Posts: 349 ✭
    And the one on Ebay was so ugly that despite really wanting this card I didnt even bid...
  • mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭
    In my opinion, the #660 Aaron is the toughest HOFer in the 75T set to find PSA9-worthy. 75s tend to have problems with snow and with the dark background and dark skin tones, the Aaron really shows any snow very badly. I've also found it very tough to find this card nicely registered. Many examples tend to be just out of focus.

    Many consider the Ryan to be the toughest of the 75T HOFers to find worthy of PSA9, but I think the Aaron is tougher. As a percentage of the total graded, the Ryan may seem tougher but I think this is misleading. The 75 Aaron I traded to Frank received its PSA9 at the 2002 National. At that time, it was the fourth Aaron to receive a PSA9. It took well over another year before there was a 5th PSA9 awarded. With the Ryan, however, the number of PSA9s has doubled in the same period of time.

    Mike
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  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    It looks like Steve just sold his Aaron and Ryan 9's and replaced them with 8's. I may be wrong since I have not been paying too much attention to the set, but both of those cards show as "updated" as 8's in his set right now.
  • SuperflySnukaSuperflySnuka Posts: 12
    Gentlemen;

    FYI: I sold a 1975 Aaron PSA 9 (card #660) on Ebay for $1598.55 with the auction closing on 6/29/04.

    As was previously mentioned I would definitely consider this card a low-end PSA 9.

    MA
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  • VarghaVargha Posts: 2,392 ✭✭
    I'm not sure whether I am more intrigued by the auction results or your user name. Perhaps I am equally intrigued by both of them.
  • NHLfightguyNHLfightguy Posts: 525 ✭✭
    The Bert Blyleven is tough one to come by in a 9 as well. For the longest time they were only 2. I think couple more have poped up............
  • jayhawkejayhawke Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭
    Which set is harder to obtain in high grade(8/9) condition, the mini or regular set and why?
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Which set is harder to obtain in high grade(8/9) condition, the mini or regular set and why? >>



    From a pure population perspective, the mini set is about 3-4x as hard.

    Now - whether that is because a) less have been graded, b) less are available, or c) they are worth less - that is a debate that could rage on for a long time. Certainly more of the regular product was produced - and I don't think there were Factory Sets of the Minis - but, at the end of the day, just because more were produced does not necessarily mean that more survive today in high grade....

    ~ms
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