1950's Topps Sets

[insidethewrapper]

I grew up collecting 1950's Topps Sets. I use to receive them one series at a time from an ad in The Sporting News and local store down the street.

How many on here currently have a COMPLETE Basic Set of any of the 1951-59 Topps Sets in their current collection ?

[ALR-bishop]

I do have them all, including all 5 sets from 1951

[Jwkeen]

I do have them all, including all 5 sets from 1951

Since we are back on the 51s, do you have the 8 that is considered complete for the current all stars or all 11?

[brob28]

My lone set from the '50s is 1956. If I were to start another it would be '53 or '59

[ALR-bishop]

I only have the 8 issued cards. The 3 unissued cards all came up a couple years ago in an auction but I came up short :(

I do have nice replicas of them thanks to the creativity of another board member :)

[bnorth]

I don't have any of the Topps sets. I am very close to the 55 Bowman. After I finish it and a few oddball sets I might start the 53 Topps set. I like the looks of it the best out of the 50's sets.

[Bigdaddy]

Hoping to soon be able to check the 1956 box. Nineteen Seventeen cards away.

[geosluggo]

The 1957 Topps set is one of my favorites -- I love the simple, photo-dominated design, the full stats on back, the background shots of the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field and Yankee Stadium on nearly every card. Completing it a couple years ago was very tough with all the pricey rookie cards and that tough next-to-last series. Compared to that, finishing the 1956 set was a lot easier. I'm slowly working on 1958 now and probably 1959 after that.

[avalanche2006]

My 2 set projects are these.

1959 Topps nrmt ungraded
519/572

1960 Topps exmt-nrmt ungraded
510/572

[redalpha7]

Will have 57 and 58 done this year. 59 was finished this summer. I will go no further in the 50's however until college tuitions have ended.

[frankbmd]

Considering upgrading my mutilated 1955 Topps set.

[TexasDan]

I have had a hard time with a collecting focus and have started to focus on HOF collections of both 1956 and 1957 sets since I really like the 50s era as well as many of the sets.

[ALR-bishop]

Let us know what you decide after due consideration, Frank :)