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Originally Posted by campyfan39
They are two of my favorite sets of all time, def tops 5 for me.
That said, 56 is my choice. There are 340 cards and 34 are hall of famers. Easy math says that is 1 out of every10! It is also a set without high numbers and short prints.
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Agreed; and it's not just the HoFers. 56 Is
loaded with non-HoF stars. Score, Minoso, Hodges, Furillo, Newcombe, Gilliam, Klu, Adcock, Dark, Kuenn, Groat, Podres, Pierce, Antonelli, Sauer, Bauer, Elston Howard, Skowron, Martin, Burdette, Konstanty, Ennis, Sievers, Piersall, Vernon, Al Rosen, and iconic cards such as Larsen, Spooner, Zimmer RC, Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants teams. For design, player selection, and reasonableness of price, '56 is the greatest set ever produced. And it is the only set with Mantle, Jackie, and Ted Williams in the same set. 53 is beautiful, but too many key players omitted because of Bowman and very expensive (though it has Satchell).