Lot # 868: Tough High-Grade 1970 A1 Premium Beer Phoenix Suns PSA-Graded Complete Set (13)

Category: Basketball Cards

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 20 (Bid History)

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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



Seldom-seen complete set of 1970 A1 Premium Beer Phoenix Suns cards, entirely graded by PSA.  This extraordinarily scarce regional issue is complete at 10 cards, but contains several variations.  Each card measures approximately 2 1/4" x 8 3/4" and includes an image of a player along with an advertisement for A1 Premium Beer.  Some of the cards include a price for a six pack; other cards are left blank for a retailer to fill in a price.  In several cases, variations exist in the price printed on the card; three are included here.

The set is scarce enough that PSA has graded just fifteen examples from the set, thirteen are included in this collection.  Of the five examples graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA, four are included in this set.  The set includes the following: PSA GEM MINT 10 (4 cards): Mel Counts (98 cent), Clem Haskins (95 cent), Greg Howard (95 cent), Dick Van Arsdale (no price). PSA NM-MT 8 (5 cards): Paul Silas (95 cent), Fred Taylor (95 cent), Neal Walk (95 cent), Neal Walk (no price), John Wetzel (no price). PSA EX-MT 6 (2 cards): Mel Counts (95 cent), Connie Hawkins (HOF - 98 cent). PSA EX 5 (2 cards): Lamar Green, Dick Van Arsdale (No price/reverse negative error).  An exceptional grouping of cards, a complete, scarce regional issue including several variations and four of the five highest-graded specimens known.  13 cards total.

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