One of the most overlooked and yet attractive Topps issues of the 1960s, the 1964 set is characterized by beautiful, crisp photography and a clean, minimalistic layout. Similar in simplicity to the beloved 1967 issue, the cards feature full-color portrait or posed photos set against crisp, white backgrounds with colorful typography at the top and bottom borders. Known for difficulty with centering, the borderless cards are often found on the verge of being miscut, making extremely high-grade sets difficult. This example is an attractive, crease-free midgrade set, with a condition breakdown of approximately 2% NM or better, 7% EX/MT, 26% EX, 42% VG/EX, 23% VG, and a few lesser.
Nine key cards have been traded by PSA, as follows: #21 Berra (PSA VG-EX 4), #50 Mantle (PSA VG 3), #150 Mays (PSA EX-MT 6), #200 Koufax (PSA NM-MT 8), #210 Yastrzemski (PSA EX 5), #260 F. Robinson (PSA EX-MT 6), #300 Aaron (PSA EX-MT 6), #440 Clemente (PSA VG-EX 4) and #541 Niekro (PSA EX 5). Additional keys grade as follows: #13 Wilhelm (VG-EX), #29 Brock (VG-EX), #35 Mathews (VG), #55 Banks (VG-EX), #120 Drysdale (EX), #125 Rose (EX), #155 Snider (VG-EX), #175 B. Williams (VG-EX), #230 B. Robinson (VG-EX), #250 Kaline (VG-EX), #280 Marichal (VG-EX), #300 Mays/Cepeda (VG), #331 AL Bombers (VG-EX), #342 Stargell (VG), #350 McCovey VG-EX), #380 Ford (EX), #400 Spahn (EX), #423 Aaron/Mays (VG), #460 Gibson (VG), #468 Perry (VG), #538 Minoso (VG-EX). 587 cards total.