Lot # 610: 1975 Topps and 1975 Topps Mini Complete Set Pair (1 320)

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $150.00

Bids: 23 (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



The 1975 Topps issue due to the colorful borders and poor Topps quality control is an extremely condition-sensitive set. The cards are often found off-center or miscut sometimes even with pronounced tilts and on the infrequent occasion when the cards are properly centered the colorful borders conspire against collectors by being susceptible to chipping. And don't even get us started on the Topps "Mini" test issue...all the same problems but magnified. Presented here are two complete sets one regular and one mini. The sets were built by a condition-conscious collector who built the sets and consistently upgraded. Still while the cards are mostly sharp centering does become an issue. While the consignor has done a nice job eliminating most of the cards with tilts there are areas where centering is an issue. As a result both sets are in the EX/MT to NM range with some better and a few lesser. The "regular" issue set includes 17 graded cards - 14 by PSA and five by SGC. Those cards are broken down as follows: PSA MINT 9 (1 card): #34 Renko; PSA NM-MT 8 (9 cards): #19 Koosman #29 Parker #61 Winfield (HOF) #206 1968 MVPs #223 Robin Yount (HOF RC) #228 George Brett (HOF RC) #260 Bench (HOF) #370 Seaver (HOF) #522 Sutherland; SGC NM/MT 8 (1 card): #230 Hunter (HOF); SGC NM+ 7.5 (1 card): #5 Ryan Highlights (HOF); PSA NM 7 (2 cards): #16 Tanana #280 Yastrzemski (HOF); SGC NM 7 (3 cards): #70 Schmidt (HOF) #500 Ryan (HOF) #660 Aaron (HOF). The balance of the keys grade as follows: #1 Aaron (EX/MT) #20 Munson (EX/MT) #50 B. Robinson (EX) #150 Ginson (EX/MT) #180 Morgan (NM) #185 Carlton (EX) #300 Jackson (EX/MT) #320 Rose (EX) #335 Palmer (EX/MT) #450 McCovey (NM) #540 Brock (NM) #580 F. Robinson (EX/MT) #600 Carew (EX/MT) #616 Rice (EX/MT) #620 Carter (NM) #622 Lynn (EX/MT) #623 Hernandez (NM). The set also includes two wrong-backed commons. The "mini" set is in general sharper than the "regular " but with more centering issues. Several years ago a case of 1975 Topps Minis were discovered and sold at auction resulting in a flood of sets into the hobby. This set was built before that which makes it more of an achievement in our opinion since the cards were less plentiful at that time. Eight of the cards have been graded as such: #158 Grote (PSA NM-MT 8) #203 1965 MVPS (PSA NM-MT 8) #223 Robin Yount (RC - PSA NM-MT 8) #228 George Brett (RC - PSA NM-MT 8) #290 Jon Matlack (PSA NM-MT 8) #320 Pete Rose (PSA NM-MT 8) #370 Tom Seaver (SGC NM-MT 8) and #592 Balor Moore (PSA NM-MT 8). The remaining keys grade as follows: #1 Aaron (EX/MT) #20 Munson (NM) #50 B. Robinson (EX/MT) #61 Winfield (NM) #70 Schmidt (EX) #80 Fisk (EX/MT) #150 Gibson (EX

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