Lot # 1033: 1963 Topps #370 Dick Donovan - PSA MINT 9 - None Graded Higher!

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $75.00

Bids: 11 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/11/2024 12:00 AM to
3/30/2024 9:00 PM



We have made the decision to break up an EXTRAORDINARY 1963 Topps set - the #4 Master Set on the PSA Set Registry. The 1963 set is a particularly difficult set to complete in high grade due to Topps' poor quality control in the era which resulted in considerable print defects. The large and colorful border at the bottom simultaneously lends a distinctive design element and a condition challenge, as they are extremely susceptible to chipping and wear. 

The example offered here is card #370, Dick Donovan, graded MINT 9. Slight diamond cutting is exhibited here, with centering just south on the canvas. Nice corners and edges, and great colors, but a registration issue with the green bottom border and orange circle inset keep the card from grading higher. A line of dots starting in the top left corner and traveling down to about the midway point of the left border also helps explains why this example didn't grade a perfect 10.

Even still, you won't find a nicer example of this card. And that isn't hyperbole. Not a single example ever seen by PSA has received a higher grade than the card offered here.

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