Lot # 778: Higher-Grade 1968 Topps Baseball Partial Set (551/598)

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 34 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/16/2022 9:00 PM to
4/2/2022 9:00 PM



Outstanding 1968 Topps partial set, part of an original-owner collection assembled in the 1950s and 1960s that we have been offering in our past two auctions.  The cards were all purchased in their year of issue, directly from packs.  The consignor would purchase packs of cards while they were available in stores, and as the seasons changed, he would simply move on to the next sport, his sets often complete, but sometimes not.  This is one of the "not" cases, as the set is missing four cards for completion (though most of the keys are present).  We chose five cards to submit to SGC for grading, and it should be noted that card #50 was returned with an "A" grade, but is a strong candidate for resubmission, given how it was acquired.  The remaining cards we submitted were returned as follows: #150 Roberto Clemente (HOF) - SGC NM 7, #177 Nolan Ryan (HOF RC) - SGC EX+ 5.5, #280 Mickey Mantle (HOF) - SGC NM 7, and #490 Killebrew/Mays/Mantle (HOF) - SGC NM-MT 8.

A condition breakdown of the remaining cards would be approximately 2% NM-MT, 12% NM, 27% EX/MT, 31% EX, 21% VG/EX, and 7% VG.  Key cards would grade as follows: #20 Robinson NM, 45 Seaver EX/MT, 80 Carew EX/MT, 85 Perry NM, 86 Stargell EX/MT, 100 Gibson EX, 110 Aaron VG/EX, 130 Perez EX, 205 Marichal NM, 220 Killebrew EX/MT, 240 Kaline EX/MT, 250 Yastrzemski EX, 290 McCovey NM, 355 Banks EX/MT, 370 Aaron AS EX/MT, 374 Clemente AS EX, 500 Robinson EX, 520 Brock VG/EX, 575 Palmer NM.  The missing cards are #5, 41, 66, 97, 103, 104, 105, 126, 159, 198, 200, 202, 215, 221, 225, 228, 230, 231, 247, 256, 272, 273, 283, 284, 291, 295, 300, 309, 311, 323, 327, 342, 345, 375, 392, 393, 408, 415, 424, 427, 428, 429, 442, 443, 447, 448, 454, 455.  An outstanding higher-grade near set, consigned by its original owner, needing fewer than 50 cards for completion.  551 cards total.

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