The official 1960 Topps set thread, show 'em off or just chime in

bennybravo · May 22, 2006 2:27PM

Who's got some great cards to show off from this set? It's always been my favorite Topps issue with the bright colors and horizontal card format, and I've recently decided to make a run at a complete PSA 7/8 set. Any other '60 set owners around these parts? Show off some of your best cards here, or just comment if you'd like.

Chris

fiveniner · May 22, 2006 8:55PM

Definetly a great set in my book.This may be the least challanging of of the early 60s set with maybe the 64 as an exception as far as price is concerned.Great choice though.

1960toppsguy · May 22, 2006 11:39PM

Only a few cards that create a challenge in high grade, but most are real easy to find and everybody is trying to sell. Glad I got out when I did a year ago. The Duren card was the tough card along with the Kubek for me although most people talk about Simmons and Murtaugh! You should have NO trouble putting this set together, not sure it's worth the effort though. Thats my 2 cents and I've been there!

tkd7 · May 23, 2006 12:47AM

Here is one I just picked up.

I'm not doing the set, but I agree, it is a cool design. I'm collecting Yankees that have had their number retired.

Here is another one that I bought at a card show when I was collecting as a kid. I sent it in for grading last year.

bri2327 · May 23, 2006 1:57AM

here's a few...

Davalillo · May 23, 2006 2:40AM

What???

"Only a few cards create a challenge in high grade and most are real easy to find and everybody's trying to sell"

"Least challenging of early 60s sets with maybe 64 as an exception"

This is a great set.

As far as everyone wanting to sell, look at the top 10 on the registry for current and all-time finest--no difference--this is not common. no high-grade set holders have sold.

Brian and I certainly had a lot of trouble hunting down a fair number of cards in psa 8.

As far as the least challenging comment, I would consider 1960 Topps in psa 8 or better to be more challenging than any other 60s set with the exception of 1962 and possibly 1961(although thats debatable).

Dav

mariner · May 23, 2006 12:09PM

I love the 1960 Topps baseball set......there are some tough cards to locate in this set, for sure. It is a great one to collect.

MorrellMan · May 23, 2006 12:59PM

Don - those are some GREAT looking 8s and 9s.

I took a double take at 1960toppsguys comments as well - although all are entitled their opinion, it's mine that 8s in 1960 are much harder to get than 8s in '61. They "book" at the lowest price of the 60-63 sets, but I think the SMR is just completely off on that issue.

bennybravo · May 23, 2006 1:12PM

Great Cards All! I'd love to find a perfectly centered, really nice Mantle like that 7 you have there bri.

mariner · May 23, 2006 1:34PM

Mark, I agree with you. Thanks for the comments. I will throw out a few more gems for viewing pleasure.

paleocards · May 23, 2006 11:46PM

I collect Topps HOFers from 1955-1975. The 1956 and 1960 sets are my favorites (guess I'm just a sucker for the horizontal format...) Here's a few of mine that I've slabbed, none as pretty as Mariner's, but I'll keep them just the same. (Great thread, by the way...)

MorrellMan · May 24, 2006 12:29AM

Don
Sensational - nothing like a well centered '60 Topps.
BTW, that's the first baseball set I collected as a kid, ripping wax packs in the summer of 1960.

lowstartmick · May 24, 2006 1:56AM

Thanks for the scans guys. Very nice cards!

ArnyVee · May 24, 2006 8:18AM

I've got a couple of Dodgers that I'm collecting basic sets on. Koufax & Drysdale....

pb19991 · May 24, 2006 9:41AM

1960 is a great set, as far as being an easy set i've always heard just the opposite. it's definitely a lot easier if you go with a psa 7/8 mix. I've built the set twice now complete with my current set at # 6 on the current finest. the only card i've never owned from 1960 in a Psa 8 is the # 451 Curt Simmons which is far and away the toughest card in the set. there are several more tough cards in Psa 8 but they're usually readily avaialble in 7's. I'm thinking thats what 60toppsguy was meaning in the above post. I do have some of my Psa 9 cards scanned and posted in my set. Phil

bennybravo · May 24, 2006 1:28PM

Great cards everyone! Those commons in 9 are just awesome looking. I'm trying really hard to stick with 8's and a few 7's until I get a significant percentage of the set, but those nines sure would be cool to have. I may have to cheat and grab a couple of those early on.

Keep em coming.

goose3 · May 24, 2006 1:30PM

here's a few "commons"

pandrews · May 24, 2006 1:34PM

hold on a sec.. i'm gonna stand on my head to look at gooses cards..

goose3 · May 24, 2006 1:36PM

Ooooops.

LOL

pandrews · May 24, 2006 1:47PM

<< <i>Ooooops.

LOL >>

ok, im done.. cool cards!..

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goose3 · May 24, 2006 2:02PM

I thought you card collectors just read the insert anyways.

MorrellMan · May 24, 2006 11:11PM

Anything for a goose:

tony1844 · May 26, 2006 6:41AM

I would love to send you guys some scans of my set the Koufax 10 etc. but my great liberty safe locked me out soI can't even add a stack of cards I have to the set. I wanted to be at 8.75 at this years close but it looks like its not going to happen.I will be at hollywood park with a load of 8's and some 9's if anyone needs some I also have a few 7's. Good luck,Tony

mariner · May 27, 2006 4:38AM

Tony, there is no question that you have the best 1960 set in the world. I can't imagine what it looks like but I know that it is impressive.

I thought that I would post a few more scans for whomever would like to see more nice 1960 cards.

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mariner · May 27, 2006 4:48AM

I messed up somehow. Let's see if I can do this right.

Davalillo · May 28, 2006 7:09AM

Tony,

Congrats on building a world-class set--I am betting on you hitting 9.0 next year.

One of the most impressive sets of the 60s.

Dav

bennybravo · May 31, 2006 7:47AM

My first non-common arrived in the mail today. Here's my attempt at a decent scan. I haven't used this thing in a long time! I'm no expert grader, but it appears to be a nice 8.

Kurtman9 · May 31, 2006 11:05AM

<< <i>My first non-common arrived in the mail today. Here's my attempt at a decent scan. I haven't used this thing in a long time! I'm no expert grader, but it appears to be a nice 8.

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Bennybravo: Wow, that's as nice an 8 as I have ever seen of that card. Nice pick up!

Kurtman9 · May 31, 2006 11:11AM

A really nice 8 I picked up about 2 or 3 years ago:

ArnyVee · May 31, 2006 11:13AM

Wow, beautiful Berra! Congrats on that one!

bennybravo · May 31, 2006 11:40AM

Thanks Kurt, that's a great looking Berra. The centering looks perfect.

brianwintersfan · May 31, 2006 3:49PM

I'm working on the Braves team set from that year. One of my favorite older sets!

bennybravo · June 2, 2006 7:58AM

Here's a nice Braves Hall of Famer I received just yesterday thanks to a deal with a forum member.

brianwintersfan · June 2, 2006 1:55PM

Very nice! I need to upgrade my 7

tagbr · June 9, 2006 1:03AM

Finally. I forgot my password and it took me two weeks to get it from PSA. I guess security is tight.

Anyway, I just want to chime in as a fellow 1960 set collector. I have been collecting this set for about two years now. It is my favorite (and only) set. I had always been a player and team collector in the past, but I was investing too much capital. I decided to collect my favorite year and just buy some cheap cards to satisfy my addiction. Well so much for that plan. It seems every card I need now is over $50.00.

I would really like to hear any stories or little known facts about this set. 1960 was the first year I was introduced to the world of card collecting and no other set has the same place in my heart.

Also, anybody have any luck with opening packs? I once opened a 36 card rack pack (3 cellos). I actually only opened two of the packs and submitted them. The cards came back about half 7s and half 8s with a couple of 6s in there. I decided to sell the last pack intact. It receieved a grade of 9 from GAI, and I recouped all my cost for the original rack pack. The happy ending is that I received a grade of 8 on #160 (Rival All-Stars).

I am so neurotic about this set I have even set up a database in MS Access to track every eBay price for PSA 7s, 8s, 9s, and 10s. I try to not over-pay for a card, but sometimes up pops the devil and I lose conciousness. I have also input all the color combinations of the cards just to see which combinations were most rare.

I am also interested is picking up cards to fill my set. I am currently #23 on the registry (Bill's 1960s). Many of the cards I am missing are Star cards, but I am not interested in most of them right now. I am concentrating on the harder to find cards presently. Also, I am composing this from work and will not be able to respond to any PMs or emails until tonight, but please feel free to contact me.

If I can help anyone with their collection I am willing to do that too. I am no help to those above me, but I do have some 7s that I upgraded that may be of help to others. I wish everyone the best in their quest, especially Tony. His set is awesome and we have helped each other out, although he did more helping than I.

I am glad to see this thread pop up, and I hope there is enough interest to keep it going.

Thanks,
Bill

bennybravo · June 9, 2006 2:30PM

Hi Bill, and welcome.Thats a very nice set you have there. I'm number 57 at the moment, but hope to rise a few notches in the next few days with a couple of deals I have going. Anyway, here's my new Clemente to keep the thread going. It's not as well centered top to bottom as alot of the 8's I have so far, but still a great looking card with sharp corners.

BarkusD · June 9, 2006 10:40PM

Here are a few of my higher grade 60 Topps:

bennybravo · June 10, 2006 1:16PM

Really nice card Barkus.

Hey Bill, turn on your PM's when you get a chance.

Thanks,
Chris

tagbr · June 10, 2006 2:02PM

How do I turn PMs on? Just by logging in?

tagbr · June 10, 2006 2:04PM

tagbr · June 10, 2006 2:25PM

Thanks for the compliment Chris. I see you have mostly 8s. I wish I had used more patience in the past because now I need to upgrade a lot of cards to reach my goal of all 8s and above.

brianwintersfan · June 10, 2006 4:37PM

Just a few from my Braves team set

bennybravo · June 10, 2006 11:51PM

Nice Cards.

Hey Bill, just click on "profile" under the Navigation Pulldown menu towards the top right of your screen, and set "Allow Private Messages:" to On.

tagbr · June 11, 2006 9:51AM

Got it Chris. Thanks. PMs are on.

bennybravo · June 11, 2006 1:38PM

BTW, a pop 13/0 Curt Simmons in PSA 8 just sold on the Bay for $555. The SMR priceguide seems to be a little bit off on this one.

Congrats to the new owner.

tagbr · June 12, 2006 9:40AM

The Curt Simmons is getting better on eBay except for one lucky guy back in December. Here is what I have tracked on that card:

Number Date Amount
451 06/11/2006 $555.00
451 04/08/2006 $611.00
451 12/16/2005 $340.00
451 08/11/2005 $625.55
451 05/08/2005 $709.59
451 04/11/2005 $916.00
451 03/16/2005 $1,075.00

bennybravo · June 13, 2006 1:47PM

Very interesting data. It does seem to be declining in price overall. I thought $555 was a bit nuts! I hope the sale prices will keep on dropping, and that that a few more appear over the next year. I did pick up a nice #52 Dave Philly in 8 tonight which is a pretty tough card as well.

bennybravo · June 17, 2006 2:55PM

Here's another nice recently aquired Hall of Famer.

BarkusD · June 19, 2006 4:06AM

Here are the highlights of my 1960 Topps Submission. I pulled a Simmons PSA 8. Can't wait to get that one back.

1 06365301 1960 TOPPS 2 ROMAN MEJIAS N/A 7
2 06365302 1960 TOPPS 3 JOE A. N/A 8
5 06365305 1960 TOPPS 8 BUD DALEY N/A 7
7 06365307 1960 TOPPS 8 BUD DALEY N/A 7
9 06365309 1960 TOPPS 12 MILT PAPPAS N/A 8
12 06365312 1960 TOPPS 17 JOHNNY CALLISON N/A 7
14 06365314 1960 TOPPS 20 ROY FACE N/A 7
15 06365315 1960 TOPPS 21 DUTCH DOTTERER N/A 8
21 06365321 1960 TOPPS 32 J.O'TOOLE/V.PINSON SOPHOMORE STALWARTS 8
25 06365325 1960 TOPPS 39 EARL AVERILL N/A 8
26 06365326 1960 TOPPS 41 BARRY LATMAN N/A 7
27 06365327 1960 TOPPS 41 BARRY LATMAN N/A 8
28 06365328 1960 TOPPS 42 HOBIE LANDRITH N/A 7
31 06365331 1960 TOPPS 45 ROY McMILLAN N/A 7
32 06365332 1960 TOPPS 46 JACK FISHER N/A 7
33 06365333 1960 TOPPS 47 DON ZIMMER N/A 7
34 06365334 1960 TOPPS 48 HAL SMITH N/A 8
37 06365337 1960 TOPPS 53 JACKIE BRANDT N/A 7
38 06365338 1960 TOPPS 53 JACKIE BRANDT N/A 8
40 06365340 1960 TOPPS 53 JACKIE BRANDT N/A 7
41 06365341 1960 TOPPS 55 BILL MAZEROSKI N/A 7
42 06365342 1960 TOPPS 56 STEVE KORCHECK N/A 7
47 06365347 1960 TOPPS 67 JOSE PAGAN N/A 7
48 06365348 1960 TOPPS 68 DAVE HILLMAN N/A 7
52 06365352 1960 TOPPS 74 WALT MORYN N/A 8
54 06365354 1960 TOPPS 76 BILL FISCHER N/A 7
55 06365355 1960 TOPPS 78 BOB GRIM N/A 7
56 06365356 1960 TOPPS 80 JOHNNY ANTONELLI N/A 7
57 06365357 1960 TOPPS 80 JOHNNY ANTONELLI N/A 7
58 06365358 1960 TOPPS 81 RUSS SNYDER N/A 7
59 06365359 1960 TOPPS 83 TONY KUBEK N/A 7
60 06365360 1960 TOPPS 85 FRANK LARY N/A 7
61 06365361 1960 TOPPS 89 HAL BROWN N/A 7
62 06365362 1960 TOPPS 91 BENNIE DANIELS N/A 8
63 06365363 1960 TOPPS 93 ART SCHULT N/A 7
64 06365364 1960 TOPPS 95 FRANK THOMAS N/A 8
66 06365366 1960 TOPPS 98 GORDON JONES N/A 7
67 06365367 1960 TOPPS 99 LENNY GREEN N/A 8
70 06365370 1960 TOPPS 102 KENT HADLEY N/A 7
71 06365371 1960 TOPPS 104 DICK SCHOFIELD N/A 7
72 06365372 1960 TOPPS 105 LARRY SHERRY N/A 7
75 06365375 1960 TOPPS 117 TOM BORLAND ROOKIE STAR 8
76 06365376 1960 TOPPS 117 TOM BORLAND ROOKIE STAR 7
77 06365377 1960 TOPPS 117 TOM BORLAND ROOKIE STAR 8
78 06365378 1960 TOPPS 118 BOB BRUCE ROOKIE STAR 7
79 06365379 1960 TOPPS 122 DON DILLARD ROOKIE STAR 8
80 06365380 1960 TOPPS 125 DICK ELLSWORTH ROOKIE STAR 7
81 06365381 1960 TOPPS 127 RONNIE HANSEN ROOKIE STAR 8
83 06365383 1960 TOPPS 132 FRANK HOWARD ROOKIE STAR 8
84 06365384 1960 TOPPS 135 KEN JOHNSON ROOKIE STAR 7
85 06365385 1960 TOPPS 137 LOU KLIMCHOCK ROOKIE STAR 8
86 06365386 1960 TOPPS 137 LOU KLIMCHOCK ROOKIE STAR 8
88 06365388 1960 TOPPS 139 CARL MATHIAS ROOKIE STAR 7
89 06365389 1960 TOPPS 140 JULIO NAVARRO ROOKIE STAR 7
90 06365390 1960 TOPPS 144 AL STIEGLITZ ROOKIE STAR 7
93 06365393 1960 TOPPS 146 TED WIEAND ROOKIE STAR 7
96 06365396 1960 TOPPS 155 CHARLIE NEAL N/A 7
97 06365397 1960 TOPPS 156 ART CECCARELLI N/A 7
98 06365398 1960 TOPPS 162 SAMMY TAYLOR N/A 7
99 06365399 1960 TOPPS 165 JACK SANFORD N/A 7
102 06365402 1960 TOPPS 166 CHUCK ESSEGIAN N/A 7
103 06365403 1960 TOPPS 168 ALEX GRAMMAS N/A 7
105 06365405 1960 TOPPS 171 JOHNNY GROTH N/A 8
107 06365407 1960 TOPPS 174 INDIANS TEAM N/A 8
108 06365408 1960 TOPPS 179 RIP COLEMAN N/A 7
109 06365409 1960 TOPPS 180 HARRY SIMPSON N/A 8
112 06365412 1960 TOPPS 189 DON McMAHON N/A 7
116 06365416 1960 TOPPS 201 LARRY OSBORNE N/A 7
119 06365419 1960 TOPPS 205 JOHNNY LOGAN N/A 8
123 06365423 1960 TOPPS 209 RON BLACKBURN N/A 8
124 06365424 1960 TOPPS 210 HARMON KILLEBREW N/A 7
131 06365431 1960 TOPPS 236 DICK RICKETTS N/A 8
132 06365432 1960 TOPPS 240 LUIS APARICIO N/A 8
133 06365433 1960 TOPPS 241 ALBIE PEARSON N/A 7
134 06365434 1960 TOPPS 244 HAL GRIGGS N/A 8
137 06365437 1960 TOPPS 247 GIL McDOUGALD N/A 7
138 06365438 1960 TOPPS 248 DEL RICE N/A 8
140 06365440 1960 TOPPS 251 BOBBY MALKMUS N/A 7
147 06365447 1960 TOPPS 269 GENE GREEN N/A 8
148 06365448 1960 TOPPS 271 JULIO BECQUER N/A 7
150 06365450 1960 TOPPS 274 TOM ACKER N/A 7
151 06365451 1960 TOPPS 278 STAN WILLIAMS N/A 8
152 06365452 1960 TOPPS 283 JOHN BLANCHARD N/A 8
153 06365453 1960 TOPPS 284 DON GROSS N/A 8
155 06365455 1960 TOPPS 287 FELIPE ALOU N/A 8
156 06365456 1960 TOPPS 289 WILLIE JONES N/A 7
158 06365458 1960 TOPPS 294 TONY TAYLOR N/A 7
162 06365462 1960 TOPPS 304 JOE GINSBERG N/A 7
163 06365463 1960 TOPPS 309 BOB HALE N/A 7
166 06365466 1960 TOPPS 328 EARL BATTEY N/A 7
169 06365469 1960 TOPPS 331 HENRY MASON N/A 8
171 06365471 1960 TOPPS 335 RED SCHOENDIENST N/A 7
172 06365472 1960 TOPPS 336 IKE DELOCK N/A 7
174 06365474 1960 TOPPS 337 CAL NEEMAN N/A 7
177 06365477 1960 TOPPS 341 CARROLL HARDY N/A 8
185 06365485 1960 TOPPS 353 DON LARSEN N/A 7
186 06365486 1960 TOPPS 354 BOB LILLIS N/A 7
187 06365487 1960 TOPPS 356 JOE AMALFITANO N/A 8
190 06365490 1960 TOPPS 361 BOB OLDIS N/A 8
194 06365494 1960 TOPPS 365 MINNIE MINOSO N/A 7
199 06365499 1960 TOPPS 375 DALE LONG N/A 7
203 06365503 1960 TOPPS 383 LEON WAGNER N/A 7
205 06365505 1960 TOPPS 389 WORLD SERIES GAME 5 LUIS SWIPES BASE 7
208 06365508 1960 TOPPS 392 TEX CLEVENGER N/A 8
209 06365509 1960 TOPPS 394 NORM LARKER N/A 8
211 06365511 1960 TOPPS 401 BOB DULIBA N/A 7
212 06365512 1960 TOPPS 402 DICK STUART N/A 7
213 06365513 1960 TOPPS 404 BOB RUSH N/A 8
218 06365518 1960 TOPPS 413 ATHLETICS TEAM N/A 8
221 06365521 1960 TOPPS 421 DUKE MAAS N/A 8
223 06365523 1960 TOPPS 423 ED FITZGERALD N/A 8
224 06365524 1960 TOPPS 425 JOHNNY PODRES N/A 8
225 06365525 1960 TOPPS 429 FOX - KUENN AMERICAN LEAGUE KINGS 8
226 06365526 1960 TOPPS 433 IRV NOREN N/A 7
227 06365527 1960 TOPPS 434 BROOKS LAWRENCE N/A 8
229 06365529 1960 TOPPS 435 GENE FREESE N/A 8
231 06365531 1960 TOPPS 442 JOE PIGNATANO N/A 7
232 06365532 1960 TOPPS 446 ELLIS BURTON N/A 7
233 06365533 1960 TOPPS 448 JIM GENTILE N/A 8
235 06365535 1960 TOPPS 450 ORLANDO CEPEDA N/A 7
236 06365536 1960 TOPPS 451 CURT SIMMONS N/A 8
242 06365542 1960 TOPPS 462 KANSAS CITY A's COACHES 8
244 06365544 1960 TOPPS 466 PHILA. PHILS COACHES 8
245 06365545 1960 TOPPS 470 WASHINGTON SENATORS COACHES 7
246 06365546 1960 TOPPS 471 NED GARVER N/A 8
247 06365547 1960 TOPPS 473 AL CICOTTE N/A 7
252 06365552 1960 TOPPS 485 KEN BOYER N/A 8
253 06365553 1960 TOPPS 486 BOBBY DEL GRECO N/A 7
264 06365564 1960 TOPPS 501 BOB SCHMIDT N/A 7
266 06365566 1960 TOPPS 504 SETH MOREHEAD N/A 7
271 06365571 1960 TOPPS 512 JOE GIBBON N/A 7
272 06365572 1960 TOPPS 513 CUBS TEAM N/A 8
275 06365575 1960 TOPPS 517 CHARLEY JAMES N/A 7
278 06365578 1960 TOPPS 519 ED ROEBUCK N/A 7
282 06365582 1960 TOPPS 525 MARV BREEDING N/A 7
283 06365583 1960 TOPPS 526 PAUL GIEL N/A 7
305 06365605 1960 TOPPS 569 CAMILO PASCUAL ALL STAR 8

tagbr · June 19, 2006 10:33AM

BarkusD
Very nice submission. There are some tough to find 8s in that group. I viewed your web site and you have quite a few nice 60s. Are you going to be at the National?

BarkusD · June 19, 2006 10:51AM

Thanks for the compliment. I almost have all of the tough cards to complete this set in PSA 8 NQ. This was a solid submission.

In spite of my large Naxcom inventory (I actually have close to 5,000 more PSA graded cards that I have not yet had time to list (including some tough 60s)), I only buy and sell cards part time so I probably won't be at the National. I would love to go one year to meet in person many of the great people in the hobby I have met over the Internet over the years.

The official 1960 Topps set thread, show 'em off or just chime in

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