1959 Topps baseball - official PSA thread

mariner · February 7, 2011 11:23AM

Steve, that is certainly a possibility. Great to see you here posting on our '59 thread. You set is one of the best ever.

mariner · February 16, 2011 11:18AM

I sent the Mays panel into PSA to get it holdered as Authentic.

mariner · February 20, 2011 1:26AM

Just enjoying a relaxing Sunday morning, so I thought that I would throw this beauty out there for viewing....

Dialj · February 20, 2011 4:59AM

Don,

Thanks for sharing that amazing Richardson. I met him VA at a camp a several years ago. It was great to hear him talk about Mantle and Maris.

ThoseBackPages · February 20, 2011 5:20AM

<< <i>Just enjoying a relaxing Sunday morning, so I thought that I would throw this beauty out there for viewing....

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Damn that's CRISP!

mariner · February 23, 2011 1:15PM

Here is another one of my favorites from the 1959 Topps set.

ThoseBackPages · February 23, 2011 1:38PM

Don, are you printing these in 2011? lol

AMAZING crispness!

mariner · February 24, 2011 9:21AM

No, but they do look amazing, don't they? lol

Thanks for the comments.

mariner · February 24, 2011 12:39PM

This is one of my favorite 1959 Topps.....I love the look of this card....color, catcher's pose....

fiveniner · February 24, 2011 7:22PM

The Guru does it again.How do you do it????????Minoso 9 Unreal!!!!

mariner · February 25, 2011 11:49PM

Hi Tony...hope that you are doing well.

Here is a nice Hodges with the tougher gray back....

mariner · March 5, 2011 6:14AM

Just received this back from PSA today....it makes for a very interesting addition to my 1959 Topps collection...especially with Mays on it.

GDM67 · March 5, 2011 8:16AM

I love the way you have stuff like this and the Venezuelans to go along with your main set. That's always made perfect sense to me.

For example, if anybody is into a 70's set, they should probably at least dabble in the OPC version of it and any Burger King-style regional variants that feature the same basic design.

SOM · March 5, 2011 8:22AM

I knew you guys (Don!) would never allow me to sit on my PSA 7 set. Sure, I've been slowly upgrading to 8's, but I can't resist sneaking in a 9 occasionally Here are a few I love:

Of course, the star of the show:

I always loved the look of this card:

As Don said, I am a sucker for these black background cards:

Thank you all for the inspiration!

Nick (Registry: Perfect!)

fiveniner · March 5, 2011 10:10PM

I have been slowley liquidating a few of my Raw sets in order to make some buys on some more 59s like Mays,Musial,and some of the higher value in which I have in 7s.Right now I am sitting at about 7.35 average would like to get it over a 7.50 not as easy as it may seem.Eventually it will get there.

Maybe in Chicago this summer I will find what I need especially in upgrading the Variation cards from my PSA 6 grades.

mariner · March 7, 2011 10:32AM

Good luck in your quest, Tony!!

mariner · March 17, 2011 2:00PM

Keepin' it alive....

bishop · March 18, 2011 1:19PM

Don---watched an inning of a baseball game in Seoul, Korea yesterday, but no one had any 59 Topps cards. How many of the guys in that set are still alive, anyone know ?

mariner · March 18, 2011 3:50PM

Very cool, Al, to watch some baseball in Korea.

I have no idea how many players from the 1959 Topps set that are still alive....I am guessing maybe a 100 or so.

ssdawg77 · March 29, 2011 10:48PM

Hello all, I have been reading this thread for quite awhile and have thoroughly enjoyed it and seeing the scans. I have been collecting this set for about 2 years now and have done it in a combination of raw/graded, exmt-nm or better with 60/40 or better centering. I do not want to derail the thread and post a want list, so I thought I would mention that I have a want list on the BST forum for the last 34 cards I needed if anyone has any cast-offs that fit my needs. Thanks for your time and I look forward to future posts.

mariner · March 30, 2011 1:44PM

I checked your list of 34 cards....wish I could help you out but don't have any of them....the list has many tougher cards on it but you will find them in time....good luck to you! And, thanks for following our 1959 Topps thread. Jump in more and let us hear from you about your 1959 Topps set.

mariner · March 30, 2011 1:52PM

This is another favorite card.....I really like the rough cut at the top....

mariner · March 30, 2011 1:53PM

Here is another beauty.....

fiveniner · April 3, 2011 12:02AM

Don your cards make my 7s and 8s look distgusting.

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!

Huncrelan · April 3, 2011 7:45AM

Hey Guys, I wanted to get your input on this card. What do you think it would grade at with the yellow tint and stain on the back? Any thoughts would be appreciated. I have on submitted 6 cards so far and don't have a feel for how specific defect affect the overall grade.

Thanks,
Paul

mariner · April 3, 2011 8:37AM

Paul...

I think about a PSA EX-MT 6 with a ST qualifier. They may let the qualifier pass but hard to tell.

Huncrelan · April 3, 2011 9:30AM

Don, Thanks for the info. I really enjoyed reading this thread and looking at all the great scans.

Paul

ThoseBackPages · April 3, 2011 10:43AM

Don's collection really makes me want to collect something else! thats how much awesomeness it is!

pclpads · April 4, 2011 4:24AM

I don't think it's 6 worthy, even with an ST Q. With that back stain, touched corners, dirty back borders, o/c L-R front, I say a straight 4.5, five tops, is your best hope. Just my dos centavos.

mariner · April 4, 2011 12:21PM

Thanks, guys!!

Meet Mr. Mays....

pclpads · April 4, 2011 2:30PM

Wow! Great score! Think that's what they mean when they say, "pack fresh!"

fiveniner · April 4, 2011 10:16PM

Don how do you do it???????????????

mariner · April 5, 2011 11:44AM

Speaking of pack fresh.... :-)

fiveniner · April 5, 2011 8:54PM

<< <i>Speaking of pack fresh.... :-)

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What a sweet card.Truly spectacular brownish gold golor.

mariner · April 6, 2011 12:23PM

Pretty sweet!!

ThoseBackPages · April 6, 2011 2:24PM

so SHARP!

sharper then the 2008 Topps Heritage Cards in my closet!!!

mariner · April 7, 2011 11:42AM

Hammerin' Hank.....

GDM67 · April 7, 2011 1:14PM

In a set chock full of great looking cards, that one is probably my favorite and that is the best example I've ever laid eyes on.

fiveniner · April 9, 2011 10:15PM

Don

That Siebern is so brilliant I had to put my sunglasses on to look at it.

mariner · April 11, 2011 2:24PM

georgebailey2 · April 11, 2011 10:59PM

<< <i>Pretty sweet!!

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If you watched the MLB baseball card special, then you may want to contact Bob Costas regarding this card. In the day, he'd trade you a Mickey Mantle for it.

mariner · April 12, 2011 1:40PM

Mantle for Siebern.....gotta love it because back in the day many of us would have made a trade like that to get a card we needed.... :-)

bishop · April 12, 2011 6:23PM

Don---hello from Singapore. As a St Louis born guy, I will take the Musial.

mariner · April 14, 2011 1:51PM

Hey Al...Musial was a great player!

Posting another gem...this is the only 9....this was mine but I don't own it anymore....it is in the #1 set.

mariner · April 19, 2011 2:38PM

mariner · May 9, 2011 1:38PM

bishop · May 9, 2011 9:51PM

Sure are beautiful cards, Don

fiveniner · May 11, 2011 7:42AM

Don,Great Job of finding so many 9s.I have some however they have qualifiers of some type still my beloved set.Since I am retiring on june 3rd I will not have as much to spend on my set unless I sell some of my other sets which I really do not want to do.I may have to retire the the set soon however I would like to get it up to a 7.5 at least from my current 7.34.Its not as easy as I though it might be.If I replace my 9 with qualifiers with 8s W/O plus up grade my variation cards from 6 to 8 I stand a decent chance.

mariner · May 14, 2011 2:07AM

Thanks, Al!

Tony, best of luck in your quest.

mariner · May 21, 2011 8:54AM

Post another beauty.....a card that is tough.

1959 Topps baseball - official PSA thread

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