Looking for a new vintage baseball set that has a high pct. of Hall of famers and stars

NeilDowney

Hi Guys, I might be starting a new PSA graded vintage set soon. I would prefer the set be not only affordable but also not be filled with 90% - 95% of commons. I'd like some ideas on vintage sets that have a large pct. of Hall of fames and major stars in the player content. I've done the 787 card 1972 Topps set so I don't need another "monster" in my life. A set with 50 - 250 cards would be big enough for me. Any info on the sets that you suggest would be great also. Thanks for the input. Neil

ArnyVee

1963 Fleer or the 1964 Topps Giants come to mind quickly. Both sets are small and have a high percentage of HOF players as well as stars of the day.

bri2327

Without a doubt I would suggest the 1964 Topps Giants. 60 cards to the set, loaded with stars and hall of famers. Extremely affordable even in PSA 8 & 9, and look great, especially in PSA holders.

ArnyVee

Neil, I've got a nice start on the set if you'd like to take it over. Check them out....ArnyVee's 1964 Topps Giants Set!

All of them are PSA 9s (aside from a few SP cards) and it's already over 35% of the set.

RayBShotz

Neil,
How bout' a low grade T-206 Set. .... or just the T-206 HOF Set.

T-205's have some of the same player content but the set is significantly smaller than "the monster". If you can get over the chipping on most low grade T-205's the image color is great and it has great content.
RayB

Think Pre-War!

1954

Ray-
That would be an awesome set to start, however his original request is that he can make the set affordable. I honestly can't think of too many sets that are affordable and have such a high percentage of H.O.F's. The only two that fits your description is 64 Giants and 1961 Golden Press. A really nice set is the 1964 Topps Stand ups which is small, inexpensive, and a very nice HOF selection.


Shane

Morgoth

I don't know if I would consider the 64 Stand Up set affordable. It has a high number of stars and HOF's but the Mantle, Aaron, Mays and Clemente alone will be around $2,500 and they are very hard to find w/o print spots, chipping or other detractors. Plus it has a few SP's and low pop cards. I would suggest 63 Fleer, recent finds have made it much easier to attain even the checklist in a medium to high grade. It is missing a Mantle however.

1420sports

1972 Kelloggs All Time Greats

Number of Items: 15

Card No. Item Name Grade
Weight
1 WALTER JOHNSON 1
2 ROGERS HORNSBY 2
3 JOHN MCGRAW 1
4 MICKEY COCHRANE 1
5 GEORGE SISLER 1
6 BABE RUTH 9
7 LEFTY GROVE 1
8 PIE TRAYNOR 1
9 HONUS WAGNER 5
10 EDDIE COLLINS 1
11 TRIS SPEAKER 1
12 CY YOUNG 2.50
13 LOU GEHRIG 7.50
14 BABE RUTH 9
15 TY COBB 7.50

1954

Morgoth,
I may have not been clear in my explaination of this. I was giving him an option for a small set and affordable compared to most set with that many HOFs. I have made the 1964 Topps set in all PSa 8's back seven years ago and it is not hard at all. Probably can be done with $10K or under.


Shane

shagrotn77

I like the '65 set myself. Loads of HOF'ers, including 4 HOF rookie cards (Carlton, Morgan, Perez and Catfish). This set seems to be easier in high grade than some others of from the same era too.

ArnyVee

Yeah, but he wants a set with 50 to 250 cards. So, the '65 Topps set (my 2nd favorite set of the '60s) would be too many cards for him.

Stingray

How about the 68 Topps game set. Small set, cool looking cards IMO.

PlayBall

Neil,

If your interested in venturing into the pre-war arena, I would suggest the 1940 Play Ball set. It's not that visually appealing, but it has 52 and a half HOFer's in a 240 card set. The half being Shoeless Joe Jackson. The HOF range includes Mathewson, Walter Johnson and Honus Wagner to DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Jimmie Foxx. It has some bigger ticket cards, but most HOFer's are very reasonable for a pre-war set.

shagrotn77

<< <i>Yeah, but he wants a set with 50 to 250 cards. So, the '65 Topps set (my 2nd favorite set of the '60s) would be too many cards for him. >>



Oops, sorry 'bout that. I guess I missed that part.

fiveniner

Some of the early 70 Kelloggs sets might work and 62 Post cereal much easier than the 61 or 63 Post.

RipublicaninMass

I like the 63 fleer but is showing off your checklist "cool"? LOL I started the 63 fller set but it is a back burner for me. I think the 40 playball is the answer, be it afforable??

NeilDowney

Hi Guys, It has been great hearing about all of these sets. I started this thread because I am feeling a little down about my 1956 Topps set. I only need 15 more cards to make it the way that I want it. Only 6 of them are upgrades from PSA 6 to PSA 7 and 9 are condition upgraded within the same PSA 7 holder. I have tried to be very picky with the cards that I put into my set. I can't afford a PSA 8 set so I want the best PSA 7 set on the market. This set has so many problems when it comes to rough cuts, chipped edges, print lines and wax stains to name a few. The rough cuts and chipped edges are so common that PSA doesn't even downgrade the card for them. I have tried to avoid them at all costs because in my opinion, they look like crap. Being so picky has left me with looking at many, many cards that I can't even go after at any price. My set just sits there because no prime PSA 7 examples have hit the open market for 6 months or more. I'm willing to pay up to SMR and over for the right cards but have had no luck filling the holes. I thought that perhaps if I start another set it will fill the need to stay active in collecting. I love the 1956 Topps set but it's not much fun if I can't stay active with it. Thanks for listening, Neil

ArnyVee

Does that mean that you are going to start a new set or you were just contemplating it due to the fact that you hit the 'wall' with the '56 set?

Don't give up yet....I've hit the 'wall' on several occasions...especially during about a 4 to 5 month lull with the '84 Donruss cards. So much so that I nearly sold it off. But, the set had a nice write up in the SMR and it's been pretty good ever since. So, just keep your goal in mind and don't ever compromise for the quality that you are looking for. Good luck the rest of the way!

NickM

'54 Bowman has 20 HOFers among 224 cards. "51 Topps Red Backs and Blue Backs might also meet your wishes. '40 Play Ball is available and dripping with HOFers, but this is not a simple set to complete in high grade.

Nick

GDM67

Sort of in the vein of Stingray's excellent suggestion, how about the '70 or '71 Kellogg's sets? The '70 has (by my quicjk count) 21 HOFers out of 75 cards, (with a high percentage of notable stars among the non-HOFers), and the '71 set has 17, plus it's a bit harder to assemble because there was no complete set mail away offer that year.

sando69

hey neildowney-
think you should consider the 1960 Fleer Baseball Greats set... psa 8's are plentiful & reasonable (the most you'll pay for any [ruth or williams] psa 8 is about $200! psa 7's are outright cheap!) and it consists of 90-95% hofers!
it's colorful, nostalgic, challenging & fun!