Best Topps set

qualitycards

After reading the 1957 vrs 1967 thread, it dawned on me that although they are both great sets,
for me the 1965 Topps set is my favorite. I love the colored frame within the border and that each
team has their own uniform color schemes, like the White Sox & Dodgers has a rust orange frame and
the team logo is in a blue pennant, the Giants have a purple border & frame w/ their team logo in a yellow
pennant.
Like all of us any Mantle, Koufax, Clemente, Aaron etc... look good in any year.
But when commons & minor stars look great on a card, you know its the card design.
Whats you're favorite Topps design? ...jay

Griffins

Mine is '67 Topps- it's the closest to '53 Bowman color, which I think is the best designed modern set.

MorrellMan

The '65 set is growing on me; I've had a raw set for 40 years and it is a clean colorful set chock full of stars.

However, my personal favorite is the 1960 set. It's the first set I collected, and, as a 10 year old, I loved the team logos, the two photos on the front, the various color designs and especially the write up, stats and cartoon on the reverse.



BTW - the Bobby Gene Smith card is one of only three cards in the set that use the same shot for the front pictures. Can anybody name the other two?

fur72

I dont know what it is but the 65 and 66 sets but they have always appealed to me. Very visable player name and team name. The biggest beef I have with modren sets is sometimes you can hardly read a players name due to small cursive font and being glossy on top of that. 2006 Topps Baseball is one of the best designs I think topps have had in years.

fiveniner

1959 Topps nothing even close .GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#2 1951 Bowman.

JVette

I think that the 65 set is the best. Great color. Great photos. Great stars. Fun time for baseball.

iamthegreatcornholio

add another vote for 1965

my favorite $20 card

BugOnTheRug

One word...........

nineteensixtyseven!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wabittwax

Honestly, this is my favorite card set.



I like the simple design. Plus sentimental reasons.

frankhardy

1975 Topps has grown on me. That is my oldest set, and it is the set of my birth year.

ROCKDJRW

I know it is a love it or hate it set but I love the 72 topps set.

Dallas88

I would second the '75 Topps set as being my favorite.....multicolored heaven!

mikeschmidt

1971 Topps Greatest Moment.

1969 Topps Super [for the pictures]

1980 Pepsi - because they're cool looking.

bennybravo

1960 and 1975 already mentioned, both great colorful sets that I'm currently working on.

RedRomad275

I'm with mikeschmidt on his favorites. Are you my twin or are you reading my mind?

1420sports

Wabbit - I'm with you on that ... most of the 80's Topps issues were fantastic (save 1981 and 1982). If you can disregard the sheer volume that is still around and just focus on design, the 80's may be the best decade yet.

jradke4

I am somewhat partial to the 80's designs as well. However, I also like 1958, 1960, 1975 and 1990.

mikeschmidt

<< <i>I'm with mikeschmidt on his favorites. Are you my twin or are you reading my mind? >>



I'm your evil twin. You don't know about me yet - but if the police come knocking on your door....

Lothar52

yall kidding yourself...57's forever WOOHOOO!!!

calleocho

1957 is pretty cool...there is sually a lot going on ...dark photos, backgrounds

I cant stand 1962 ...i dont have a single PSA graded card from that year

phreakydancin

There's something about the 5's for me: '55, '65, '75 are the best of their respective decades.

Can't say the same about '85 though...

Axtell

1971 topps...black borders, understated design, a real beauty.

The 1982 set has really grown on me lately...not sure why, but it's got some real eye appeal.

gmoneystyles

1953 Topps for me. I am partial to the painted sets ('50 Bowman Collector), and I love the close up portraits.

Boopotts

Baseball- '52
Football- '67
Basketball- '80
Hockey- '63

gaspipe26

The only year that matters, 1969.

FavreFan1971

I am a football card collector. I like 1985 Topps for modern or 2005 Heritage.

As for vintage I love the '69 set with the solid borders.

MiniMaster

I'm kind of partial to the 75 Topps Mini's....with all the variety of colors I personally don't see any other Topps cards matching these.....the best Topps has ever offered

RiskyBusiness

I like the 1955 set, but it is probably because my buddy is a mac daddy 1955 collector. He is also the guy who got me interested in collecting. The other thing I like about the set is that it is a manageable size, but maybe that's just me.