Lot # 583: Stunning 1960 Topps Complete Set (572) w/Variations

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

Bids: 12 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2019 Premier Auction",
which ran from 11/14/2019 8:41 AM to
12/1/2019 8:46 AM



Extraordinary 1960 Topps complete set assembled carefully by a dedicated collector who consistently upgraded purchasing ungraded lots of cards and choosing the best of the group and re-selling the rest over a period of many years some years ago. The collector had an affinity for this set in particular and sought out examples with rich color and a lack of the Topps print defects common to the issue. Unlike many collectors in the early days of grading the collector paid close attention to centering with this issue selecting the best-centered examples he could find. The collection also includes 18 duplicates with alternate color backs (grey/white). The result is a wonderful higher-grade set. A technical breakdown of the set would have approximately 4% of the cards grading NM-MT or better with 16% NM 41% EX/MT 35% EX 3% VG/EX or lesser and a few likely trimmed. 39 cards have been graded by PSA including one we submitted ourselves (#160 Mantle/Boyer which graded NM 7). Of the graded cards eight have graded NM-MT 8 five graded NM-MT 8A 12 graded NM 7 two graded NM 7Q 11 graded EX-MT 6 and one #350 Mickey Mantle graded EX 5. A complete breakdown of the key cards is as follows: #1 Wynn (EX); #7 Mays/Rigney (EX/MT); #10 Banks (PSA EX-MT 6); #28 B. Robinson (PSA NM 7); #34 Anderson (EX/MT); #35 Ford (PSA EX-MT 6); #50 Kaline (EX); #55 Mazeroski (VG/EX due to centering); #73 Gibson (PSA EX-MT 6); #100 Fox (EX); #48 Yastrzemski (EX); #160 Mantle/Boyer (PSA NM 7); #200 Mays (PSA NM 7); #210 Killebrew (EX/MT); #212 Alson (PSA NM 7); #227 Stengel (EX/MT); #240 Aparicio (EX); #250 Musial (PSA EX-MT 6); #264 Roberts (EX/MT); #300 Aaon (PSA EX-MT 6); #305 Ashburn (EX/MT); #316 McCovey (PSA EX-MT 6); #326 Clemente (PSA EX-MT 6); #335 Schoendienst (EX/MT); #343 Koufax (PSA NM 8 OC); #350 Mantle (PSA EX 5); #377 Maris (PSA EX-MT 6); #395 Wilhelm (EX); #420 Mathews (EX/MT); #445 Spahn (EX); #450 Cepeda (EX/MT); #475 Drysdale (EX/MT); #480 Berra (VG/EX) #490 F. Robinson (PSA NM 7 ST); #493 Snider (PSA EX-MT 6); #502 Bunning (EX); #554 McCovey AS (VG/EX); #560 Banks AS (PSA EX-MT 6); #561 Kaline AS (PSA NM-MT 8); #563 Mantle (PSA NM 7); #564 Mays AS (PSA NM 7 OC); #566 Aaron AS (PSA EX-MT 6). This is an extraordinary set a complete 1960 Topps set assembled carefully by a diligent collector with an eye for centering color and high print quality easily the finest ungraded 1960 Topps set we have handled. 572 cards total.

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