1959 Topps Set Build - finally done!
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Update - took me almost a year to get the last 20 cards I needed, and 3 months to get the last one - the Mantle Sporting News card.
Here's a few scans of the last 4 cards that finished up the set:
On to finishing the 1960 Topps set now.
I started building sets about 4 years ago and have finished 56 and 61 Topps. I’ve found set building is a lot more affordable than just buying random PSA graded cards since so many of the cards are commons, and I can often find really nice mid-grade stars that look great raw (like the PSA 5 Bob Gibson). I’ve probably cracked out 30-40 cards. It’s also nice to be getting new cards every week, and I find myself reading the backs of the cards just like I did when I was a kid.
I love the colors in this set, especially when the cards are centered nicely. Of course that’s true for pretty much every Topps set from the 50’s and 60’s.
Some toughies - The Phillies team card, #8, is crazy expensive for a nice example, more than I want to pay so I’m still looking for it. All the team cards are tough, I guess because they are often marked, and possibly because they just weren’t that popular and got tossed out more often than regular cards? And I hate paying much for team cards, they’re my least favorite cards. George (Sparky) Anderson is brutal and pricey when you find one. Jackie Jensen was also pretty tough.
Some of the star cards – mostly PSA 7 and 8. The Eddie Mathews is really tough to find centered.
Here's a few of the tough high number Sporting News All Stars. I still need the Mantle, Mays and Aaron cards.
These are commons but were really hard to find centered examples:
I love the multiple player cards:
A few random cards I just like the look of:
Here's a few scans of the last 4 cards that finished up the set:
On to finishing the 1960 Topps set now.
I started building sets about 4 years ago and have finished 56 and 61 Topps. I’ve found set building is a lot more affordable than just buying random PSA graded cards since so many of the cards are commons, and I can often find really nice mid-grade stars that look great raw (like the PSA 5 Bob Gibson). I’ve probably cracked out 30-40 cards. It’s also nice to be getting new cards every week, and I find myself reading the backs of the cards just like I did when I was a kid.
I love the colors in this set, especially when the cards are centered nicely. Of course that’s true for pretty much every Topps set from the 50’s and 60’s.
Some toughies - The Phillies team card, #8, is crazy expensive for a nice example, more than I want to pay so I’m still looking for it. All the team cards are tough, I guess because they are often marked, and possibly because they just weren’t that popular and got tossed out more often than regular cards? And I hate paying much for team cards, they’re my least favorite cards. George (Sparky) Anderson is brutal and pricey when you find one. Jackie Jensen was also pretty tough.
Some of the star cards – mostly PSA 7 and 8. The Eddie Mathews is really tough to find centered.
Here's a few of the tough high number Sporting News All Stars. I still need the Mantle, Mays and Aaron cards.
These are commons but were really hard to find centered examples:
I love the multiple player cards:
A few random cards I just like the look of:
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Are you also collecting the variations and the grey backs (200 to 250 or so)?
Good luck finding an affordable centered Campy tribute.
NAT
Kiss me twice.....let's party.
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Doug, I bought the stars already graded. Interestingly the Musial was an SGC 6 that I cracked and subbed to PSA, where it came back an 8. I have a Drysdale that I bought from Ron Burgundy that was a PSA 8 that I cracked and resubbed and it came back a 9.
Most of the cards are raw other than the stars and some of the "Thrills" cards, although I've cracked many 5's, 6's, and 7's to get them raw. If I was to build the set again I would probably buy everything raw since the set is in binders.
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"Molon Labe"
Ive started to think about buying stars in PSA (or buying raw and subbing as I like doing that) and then buying the commons raw and having a hybrid set.
I love the 59s set up! Hell I love almost all the designs from the 50's both Topps and Bowman.
Again, congrats!
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Al
Beautiful looking cards!
1960 has always been a favorite of mine, good luck with it!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
I'll stand by these words... Congrats on a wonderful set and thank you for taking the time for all the scans.
Congrats on finishing the set.