Better design '52 or '54?

Beardown

Which year of these two do you like more? I still think the '54 set is tough to beat but love both years. Here are my favorites from each.

jimq112

I like the 54s better but for a long time the lack of a top border made me crazy

joestalin

I was just telling someone how much I liked the 03 heritage set (based upon the 54 set). Nice stuff

Kevin

baseballjeff

'52s for me

ploobims

Hard choice, i love 52's through 59's,they were all really beautiful sets back when they made nice cards
I would have to go with the 52's because of the borders and the toughness of the sp's

F1ferrari

The '52 set is great in it's own way, but to me there's more flair to the 1954 design. It's been my fav Topps set for years!!

WinPitcher

Neither, I prefer the 53 set.

If I have to choose between the two then I'd pick 54.

Steve

sayheykid54

The classic 1954 Topps design is just about perfect in my mind.

cwazzy

<< <i>Neither, I prefer the 53 set.

If I have to choose between the two then I'd pick 54.

Steve >>



Same for me. And I actually like the fact that the '54s don't have a top border. T/B OC cards don't look as bad because of it.

Chris

brianwintersfan

'54's

SOM

54 by a mile

storm888

1954

PoppaJ

Though I am partial to the 52 Set, I agree that the 54 design is better.

The 54s tend to conveniently hide the OC factor sometimes, especially the ones with the white background.

I also like the little "inset" action picture of the player on the 54s.

If I can share a geezer moment with some of you younger guys .... nothing in this hobby has ever given me more joy than opening those packs when I was a kid. The anticipation and excitement of pulling your hero ... the smell of the gum-scented cards ... the taste of the gum ... and the sheer joy of spending time trading cards with your friends! And no one ever thought about making a dime off anybody. Ah, the memories!

Anyway, nice thread!

PoppaJ

Lothar52

i like the 52 better but i own a 54 set, 03 heritage set, and im working on all the heritage autos from 03 set as well.......so i love the 54 design TOO!

no question the 54's have the best backs EVER

Loth

akuracy503

<< <i>Though I am partial to the 52 Set, I agree that the 54 design is better.

The 54s tend to conveniently hide the OC factor sometimes, especially the ones with the white background.

I also like the little "inset" action picture of the player on the 54s.

If I can share a geezer moment with some of you younger guys .... nothing in this hobby has ever given me more joy than opening those packs when I was a kid. The anticipation and excitement of pulling your hero ... the smell of the gum-scented cards ... the taste of the gum ... and the sheer joy of spending time trading cards with your friends! And no one ever thought about making a dime off anybody. Ah, the memories!

Anyway, nice thread!

PoppaJ >>



Amazing...I'd get excited if I could just watch some video footage of these packs in action, watching mint vintage cards being opened...

WinPitcher

And no one ever thought about making a dime off anybody. Ah, the memories!



No, you just hoped to win every last card your 'partners' had by flipping!!


Steve

perkdog

1954 is my choice..

magellan

1954 , It's my birth year to boot.

WinPitcher

You old fart.








Steve

PoppaJ

<< <i>And no one ever thought about making a dime off anybody. Ah, the memories!



No, you just hoped to win every last card your 'partners' had by flipping!!


Steve >>



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Ah yes .... I almost forgot about that!

Beardown

<< <i>i like the 52 better but i own a 54 set, 03 heritage set, and im working on all the heritage autos from 03 set as well.......so i love the 54 design TOO!

no question the 54's have the best backs EVER

Loth >>



Gotta agree completely on the best back design ever for the 1954's. Here is an example of each for comparison.

Stingray

1954. They were the first old cards I bought as a kid back in the 70s. They were not I. Great shape, but at a quarter a piece it was cool having them. Better backs too.

fattymacs

I really like the looks of the 54's better, but 52's have a mystique that is tough to compete with.

fkw

1956

lsutigers1973

1983 Donruss.

K

The 1954 Design is timeless. Having both a portrait and an action pose on a brightly colored backgroud was great.

scotgreb

Most 54s look MC to me -- where the heck is that top border?

Although I do have several in my HOF collection -- I particularly like the Monte Irvin (the background blends well with the borders)

jeffcbay

By far it's 1952 for me. The '54s annoy me with the borderless tops. The 52s make me feel all fuzzy inside.

Statman

I'm really shocked - I thought by far more people would go for the classic 52's. I agree the backs on the 54s are much better - but that top border bothers me. Of the two, I'd go for 1952, but of the 50's, I actually like 1956 the best.

But nothing beats my all-time favorite - 1972!

IchiroDeported

I'd take the 52's, but I really prefer vintage bowman

summerof68

Both years are great looking sets however '53 Topps are miniature works of art in a baseball card format--no set prior or after has matched the beauty of the '53 Topps set--'56 is a strong second place... but then that's just one person's opinion.

Yankees001

'52's look better