Lot # 760: 1962 Topps Complete Set Plus Variations (626)

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 14 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2023 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2023 12:00 PM to
8/19/2023 9:00 PM



Attractive, midgrade complete set of 598 cards, plus 28 variations.  4% grade EX-MT or better, with 20% EX, 37% VG-EX, 36% VG, 2% GOOD, and a few lesser or trimmed.  Part of a full run of Topps sets assembled by an advanced collector, the cards boast strong eye appeal for the technical grade, but fall victim not only to the border and edge chipping typically found with these cards, but also the Topps quality control issues of the era.  Key cards grade as follows: #1 Maris (VG/EX), #5 Koufax (VG), #10 Clemente (VG/EX), #18 Mantle/Mays (VG), #25 Banks (VG), #28 Minoso (EX), #29 Stengel (F), #30 Mathews (EX), #40 Cepeda (VG/EX), #45 B. Robinson (G), #50 Musial (VG), #70 Killebrew (VG/EX), #73 Fox (VG/EX), #85 Hodges (VG/EX), #100 Spahn (G), #150 Kaline (VG), #199 Perry (VG), #200 Mantle (VG), #213 Ashburn (VG), #218 Torre (VG), #288 B. Williams (VG/EX), #300 Mays (VG/EX), #320 Aaron (VG/EX), #340 Drysdale (VG), #350 F. Robinson (VG), #360 Berra (EX/MT), #387 Brock (EX), #394 Aaron AS (VG/EX, #395 Mays AS (EX/MT), #425 Yastrzemski (VG), #471 Mantle AS (VG), #500 Snider (F), #505 Marichal (VG), #530 Gibson (EX), and #544 McCovey (VG).  Green tint variations include cards #103, 112, 117, 120, 122, 124, 125, 126, 131, 133, 142, 143, 148, 149, 155, 162, 168, 171, 177, 187, and 191.  The set also includes the following variations: 129 Walls (pinstriped jersey), 134 Hoeft (green sky), 139 Reniff (pitching), 139 Ruth (no pole), 147 Kunkel (ball in hand), 174 Willey (w/cap), and 190 Moon (w/cap).  598 card complete set, plus 28 variations, for 626 cards total.

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