TOP 5 best looking vintage sets..

olb31 · March 31, 2012 2:30AM

Here are my Top 5

1975 Topps Baseball
1971 Topps Football
1958 Topps Baseball
1963 Topps Baseball
1963 Topps Football

Here are my bottom 5

1980 Topps Basketball
1976 Topps Baseball
1981 Topps Football
1979 Topps Baseball
1980 Topps Football

RipublicaninMass · March 31, 2012 2:32AM

1980...vintage??? I feel old

lifeshouldbefun · March 31, 2012 2:38AM

Best '56 and '60 Baseball
Worst '62 and '66

jimmyg · March 31, 2012 2:47AM

Best: 56, 65, and 67

Worst: 60, 70, 78

Blackie · March 31, 2012 2:48AM

1958 Topps
1952 Topps
1954 Topps
1955 Bowman
1955 Topps

Dont care for

1956 Topps
1959 Topps
1960 Topps
1966 Topps
1969 Topps

RipublicaninMass · March 31, 2012 2:52AM

I always wish the 55 bowman baseball was the same design as the 55 bowman football,

54 topps hockey, 57 topps basketball are some of the best looking sets other than baseball

I have a soft spot for 52 and 53 topps baseball, course 53 bowman color as well

hhmag70 · March 31, 2012 2:56AM

57 Topps & 53 Bowman Color

Griffins · March 31, 2012 3:03AM

Best prewar baseball
'34-'36 Diamond Stars
'14-'15 Cracker Jack
'41 Playball
'33 Delong
T204

19th Century
N162 Goodwin Champions
Duke Cabinets
KBats
Alpha Engraving
Just So

Best post war mainstream
'53 Bowman (hands down)
'67 Topps
'65 Topps
'56 Topps
'52 Bowman

Best post war regional
'54 Red Heart
'52-'55 Redman
'62 Bell Brand
'54 Wilson
'53-'55 Dormand PC

Fugliest postwar that are cool
'49 Leaf
'58 Bell Brand
'50 Drakes
'58 Hires Test
'63 Salada

Yankees001 · March 31, 2012 3:04AM

The Best
1940 Play Ball
1933 Goudey
1887 Old Judge
1941 Play Ball
1962 Topps Baseball
1955 Bowman Baseball

THE WORST
1977 Topps
1967 Topps
1966 Topps
1973 Topps
1959 Topps

Dave

PowderedH2O · March 31, 2012 3:13AM

I'll cut vintage off at 1973. Otherwise, 1990 Topps Baseball wins all 5 spots for worst.
5 best:
1963 Topps Baseball (Clean, colorful, and nearly perfect)
1951 Bowman Football (Amazing artwork, and a great design)
1953 Bowman Color Baseball (Great photos and clean as it can get)
1967 Topps Baseball (Overlooked as a classic set)
1956 Topps Baseball (I love the design and the colors)

5 worst:
1957 Topps Football (Lots of star power, but two fuzzy pics not my cup of tea)
1951 Bowman Baseball (The artwork is not so great)
1967 Philadelphia Football (Yellow borders - bland design - blah)
1968 Topps Baseball (Not a big fan of the burlap)
1948-49 Leaf Football (A favorite of many - Not me. Too gaudy for my style)

jimrad · March 31, 2012 3:32AM

My favorites are

1911 C55 Hockey
1955 Parkhurst Hockey
1956 Topps Baseball
1954 Topps Baseball
1914-15 Cracker Jack Baseball

anything after 1971 Baseball is blah which includes 1975 Topps which I know is popular but I find extremely ugly to look at.

olb31 · March 31, 2012 4:22AM

<< <i>1980...vintage??? I feel old >>

You do realize that these cards are now 32 years old. When we collected in 1980, 32 years ago would have been 1948.

fkw · March 31, 2012 4:54AM

N162
T3
T227
T211 (especially the backs)
N43

best looking card...
1888 N162 Goodwin Champs Jack Glasschicken

corvette1340 · March 31, 2012 5:02AM

Best, in no particular order :

1959 Topps
1963 Topps
1967 Topps
1972 Topps
1973 Topps

Worst, in no particular order :

1957 Topps
1962 Topps
1974 Topps
1978 Topps
1979 Topps

YogiBerraFan · March 31, 2012 5:20AM

1953 Topps
1953 Bowman Color
1956 Topps
1960 Topps
1963 Topps

fiveniner · March 31, 2012 5:39AM

59 Topps BB
53 Bowman Color BB
51 Bowman BB
57 Topps BB
54 Topps BB

bishop · March 31, 2012 7:13AM

1978 Topps Zest Soap set...hands down no matter what Anthony says
1974 Toops Traded...the first and worst
1973 Topps 1953 reprints...how can you beat it when 3 of the 8 players are incorrectly identified
1976 Topps Sticker Prototypes...for guys who don't like big sets
1980 Topps Coins...for card and coin collectors who like holes in coins that barely resemble the purported player

miconelegacy · March 31, 2012 7:25AM

Best, in no particular order :

1955 Topps
1956 Topps
1962 Topps
1971 Topps
1972 Topps

Worst, in no particular order :

1957 Topps
1963 Topps
1968 Topps
1969 Topps
1979 Topps

perkdog · March 31, 2012 7:34AM

1952 Bowman Large
1953 Bowman Color
1953 Topps
1956 Topps
1951 Bowman BB

sayheykid54 · March 31, 2012 7:44AM

The best vintage sets...in no particular order

1954 Topps baseball (In my opinion a FAR more attractive set than the 1952-1953 Topps sets)

1953 Bowman Color (an absolute CLASSIC)

1914-15 Cracker Jack (In high-grade these cards look fantastic)

T3 Turkey Red

T205 Gold Border

daddymc · March 31, 2012 8:26AM

1952B FB
1953T BB
1957T BB
1967T BB
1975T BB

WalterSobchak · March 31, 2012 8:27AM

(This opinion is all baseball, because that's all I collect)

Best, in no particular order :

1953 Bowman Color
1956 Topps
1963 Topps
1971 Topps
1960 Topps

Worst, in no particular order :

1974 Topps
1958 Topps
1968 Topps (I know I said in no particular order, but this one is the worst of the bunch. To call this set 'bland' would be an insult to things that are bland.)
1969 Topps
1979 Topps

Note that if 1990 were considered 'vintage', then 1990 Topps would occupy all five "worst" spots.

LodiBrewFan · March 31, 2012 9:12AM

Since an antique car has to be only 25 years old, any card over 25 years should qualify for this discussion.

Thus, 87 Topps is the ugliest for at least 3 more years!

fiveniner · March 31, 2012 9:23AM

<< <i>(This opinion is all baseball, because that's all I collect)

Best, in no particular order :

1953 Bowman Color
1956 Topps
1963 Topps
1971 Topps
1960 Topps

Worst, in no particular order :

1974 Topps
1958 Topps
1968 Topps (I know I said in no particular order, but this one is the worst of the bunch. To call this set 'bland' would be an insult to things that are bland.)
1969 Topps
1979 Topps

Note that if 1990 were considered 'vintage', then 1990 Topps would occupy all five "worst" spots. >>

Man,
You are so right about the 68 there is not one thing I like about that set.It is by far the worst.Too bad Bench and Ryan Rookis are in it.

handyman · March 31, 2012 11:56AM

1950-1952 Bowman of Baseball and Football.

cincyredlegs · March 31, 2012 12:16PM

All Baseball.

Top 5:

60 Topps
59 Topps
71 Topps
53 Topps
56 Topps

Bottom 5:

70 Topps (I REALLY want to like this set)
77 Topps
68 Topps
54 Bowman
74 Topps

Mark

1960toppsguy · March 31, 2012 12:24PM

Best, in particular order :

1967 Topps
1955 Topps
1953 Topps
1971 Topps
1969 Topps

Worst, in particular order :

1962 Topps
1966 Topps
1968 Topps
1961 Topps
1968 Topps Again!

mealeworm · March 31, 2012 12:34PM

I cant believe so many had 1957 topps BB in their worst

1957 BB
1953 Bowman BB
1956 BB
1971 BB
1954 Topps BB
runner up 1954 RedHearts

kinda in order

SOM · March 31, 2012 4:04PM

I cant believe so many had 1957 topps BB in their worst

Neither can I!!

BearDownChicagoBears · March 31, 2012 4:07PM

#1 1953 Topps Baseball
#2 1954 Topps Baseball
#3 1970 Topps Football
#4 1962 Topps Baseball
#5 1965 Topps Baseball

Mefer · March 31, 2012 5:27PM

Hard to exactly order:

1. 1933 Goudey
2. 1971 Topps BB
3. 1978 Topps BB
4. 1957 Topps BB
5. 1952 Topps BB

theczar · April 1, 2012 12:55AM

I realize that there are various reasons why people build certain sets with the design of the card just being one of them. Some of these registry's have only a couple of cards in them but I wanted to see if there was any correlation between the number of registry's and the opinions of the people posting their favorites and least pleasing. Many newer sets may not be economically feasible to get graded.

Mainstream Sets: Postwar - 1987 (25 years)
1948 Bowman (82)
1948-49 Leaf - Basic (35)
1949 Bowman - Basic (34)
1950 Bowman (48)
1951 Bowman (65)
1951 Topps Blue Back (35)
1951 Topps Red Back - Basic (47)
1952 Bowman (68)
1952 Topps - Basic (156)
1953 Bowman Color (71)
1953 Topps (121)
1954 Bowman - Basic (70)
1954 Topps (163)
1955 Bowman - Basic (50)
1955 Topps (181)
1956 Topps - Basic (192)
1957 Topps - Basic (178)
1958 Topps - Basic (95)
1959 Topps - Basic (142)
1960 Topps (178)
1961 Topps - Basic (164)
1962 Topps - Basic (89)
1963 Topps - Basic (103)
1964 Topps - Basic (95)
1965 Topps - Basic (132)
1966 Topps - Basic (94)
1967 Topps - Basic (120)
1968 Topps - Basic (160)
1969 Topps - Basic (132)
1970 Topps - Basic (97)
1971 Topps (167)
1972 Topps - Basic (136)
1973 Topps - Basic (88)
1974 Topps - Basic (100)
1975 Topps (167)
1976 Topps (77)
1977 Topps (52)
1978 Topps (96)
1979 Topps - Basic (54)
1980 Topps - Basic (42)
1981 Donruss (8)
1981 Fleer - Basic (15)
1981 Topps (41)
1982 Donruss (8)
1982 Fleer (11)
1982 Topps (31)
1983 Donruss (10)
1983 Fleer - Basic (5)
1983 Topps (36)
1984 Donruss - Basic (29)
1984 Fleer (13)
1984 Topps (21)
1985 Donruss - Basic (13)
1985 Fleer (8)
1985 Topps (21)
1986 Donruss (4)
1986 Fleer (5)
1986 Topps (20)
1987 Donruss (8)
1987 Fleer (6)
1987 Topps (15)

GB5HOF · April 1, 2012 3:17AM

I'm actually kinda glad the 1973 set has so few collectors...has probably made my quest cheaper and easier over the past two years.

WalterSobchak · April 1, 2012 3:34AM

Funny that '68 Topps is one of the most heavily collected registry sets per the numbers Frank posted...... yet among the six people who have given their opinion regarding that set in this thread, it has received a unanimous thumbs-down.

BearDownChicagoBears · April 1, 2012 3:45AM

I like the 1968 topps. I don't like them as much as the 1953 or 1954 set but it could be worse such as the 1963, 1966 or 1967 set. I would grade the 1968 set in the B-ish range.

By the way, to the person above that, I love the 1973 set. That and 1972 were the first sets I heavily sent out for TTM'ing back in the fall of 2006 when I was a freshman in high school. Even to this day I still send out 1973 cards here and there for TTM's.

PowderedH2O · April 1, 2012 4:33AM

My personal theory for why there are so many 1968 collectors is this:

1) Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench rookies, plus the first solo Seaver and Carew cards, plus one of the last cards of Mantle. The set may be ugly, but there is a lot of star power.

2) There have been a number of "finds" of mint cards in this set. So, a collector that wants to complete a set from the 60's could put together an 8-9 set relatively cheaply (keeping in mind the cost of the Ryan). There are a number of PSA 9 HOFers from this set that can be had for under $100. Good luck trying to do that with any other set from the 60's.

Downtown1974 · April 1, 2012 4:35AM

My top 5 faves.

1) 1955 Topps
2) 1956 Topps
3) 1965 Topps
4) 1954 Topps
5) 1972 Topps

My top 5 least faves.

1) 1973 Topps
2) 1968 Topps
3) 1969 Topps
4) 1979 Topps
5) 1962 Topps

GB5HOF · April 1, 2012 7:35AM

<< <i>I like the 1968 topps. I don't like them as much as the 1953 or 1954 set but it could be worse such as the 1963, 1966 or 1967 set. I would grade the 1968 set in the B-ish range.

By the way, to the person above that, I love the 1973 set. That and 1972 were the first sets I heavily sent out for TTM'ing back in the fall of 2006 when I was a freshman in high school. Even to this day I still send out 1973 cards here and there for TTM's. >>

That's awesome...once I finish my 73 set...it's on to 72. Love both of those sets for sure.

glossycrazy · April 1, 2012 8:21AM

Being a football guy my top 5 are:
1. '71 topps football
2. '69 topps football
3. '62 topps football
4. '55 bowman football
5. I know it isn't a mainstream set but the 1970 glossy insert is just oozing colors!

bobsbbcards · April 1, 2012 9:01AM

BEST

1) 1959 Bazooka Football
2) 1967 Topps Baseball
3) 1953 Bowman Color Baseball
4) 1968 Topps 3-D
5) 1969 Topps Super

AC000000 · April 1, 2012 12:23PM

For vintage years 1948 - 1980:

Best:
1) 1953 Bowman
2) 1956 Topps
3) 1957 Topps
4) 1952 Topps
5) 1965 Topps

All-Time Vintage:
1) T3
2) T205
3) 1933 Goudey
4) 1953 Bowman
5) 1941 Play Ball

I like pretty colors, so sue me.

Worst:
1949 Bowman
1958 Topps
1968 Topps
1954 Bowman
1932 US Caramel

Just my feelings, and what do I know?

70ToppsFanatic · April 1, 2012 11:54PM

My choices for Top 5 Topps Baseball Sets (1952-1980)

1) 1967
2) 1957
3) 1955
4) 1963
5) 1965

53BKid · April 2, 2012 6:04PM

Best Looking vintage baseball top 5:

1) 1953 Bowman Color (I'm addicted!)
2) 1952 Topps
3) 1934-6 Diamond Stars
4) 1941 Play Ball
5) 1956 Topps

Worst Looking 5:
1) 1962 Topps
2) 1968 Topps
3) 1948 Bowman
4) 1949 Bowman
5) 1949 Leaf

VitoCo1972 · April 2, 2012 6:35PM

Best:

1935 Diamond Stars
1953 Bowman Color
1912 T207 Brown - some love them, others hate them. Always one of my faves.
1941 Play Ball
1909 American Caramel

No Topps issue touches those IMHO. Of the Topps years I'd say:

1953 Topps
1956 Topps
1967 Topps
1971 Topps
1962 Topps

TOP 5 best looking vintage sets..

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