What is the toughest rookie card of the 1960s?

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Marchillo

I got that and McNally from a member here. Not perfect cards but a very fair price.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...errerid=621627

They were 2 of the last 5-10 cards I got including Clemente and Rose
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That's why back in the day at Beckett. we preferred looking at uncut sheets to help with the SP and DP notations. I have told the story on a few occasions about the 1961 5th series in which our suppositions about the SP's (Maz, Skowron, etc) were proved when I saw an uncut sheet at a Nassau Coliseum show in 1993.

I suspect the Dalkowski is a SP, I remember buying one from a board member here and it sold when graded at the very next show after getting it back from the grading company.

Tresh is also well known for being tough in that series as well as Lou Brock. I suspect there is one group of 11 cards which are SP's in the 6th series.

And if you really want a tougher RC which is kind of, sort of at least related to the standard Topps cards there are

1968 Venezuelan Nolan Ryan

1965 O-Pee-Chee Murakami

Rich

[stlcardsfan]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

That's why back in the day at Beckett. we preferred looking at uncut sheets to help with the SP and DP notations. I have told the story on a few occasions about the 1961 5th series in which our suppositions about the SP's (Maz, Skowron, etc) were proved when I saw an uncut sheet at a Nassau Coliseum show in 1993.

I suspect the Dalkowski is a SP, I remember buying one from a board member here and it sold when graded at the very next show after getting it back from the grading company.

Tresh is also well known for being tough in that series as well as Lou Brock. I suspect there is one group of 11 cards which are SP's in the 6th series.

And if you really want a tougher RC which is kind of, sort of at least related to the standard Topps cards there are

1968 Venezuelan Nolan Ryan

1965 O-Pee-Chee Murakami

Rich

The '63 Bill Freeman RC is kind of tough also from that series.

[parkerj33]

Great point Rich Klein...but to really know you have to have BOTH halves of the uncut sheets (264 cards total)....the A and B sides are often slightly different in their row layout.

[Rookiemonster]

This is definitely not my area of knowledge. But I’ve always been to under the impression that 1966 Topps had a lot of SPs. I know the Seaver is a hard to get because of the price but it’s not hard to find.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

This is definitely not my area of knowledge. But I’ve always been to Nader the impression that 1966 Topps had a lot of SPs. I know the Seaver is a hard to get because of the price but it’s not hard to find.

Actually, Seaver is hard to get. The 1967 High #s appeared on the sheets 2, 3 or 4 times. Seaver is one of the 11 cards that only appeared 2 times. I suspect that the 1966 High Numbers are similar where you have a lot of easy ones, a lot that appear to be hard, but only 11 that are truly short printed.

[Rookiemonster]

Originally Posted by rats60

Actually, Seaver is hard to get. The 1967 High #s appeared on the sheets 2, 3 or 4 times. Seaver is one of the 11 cards that only appeared 2 times. I suspect that the 1966 High Numbers are similar where you have a lot of easy ones, a lot that appear to be hard, but only 11 that are truly short printed.

Thanks for the info ! I never viewed that card as a SP growing up in New Jersey I seen that card for as long as I can remember. This makes me want the card more.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Rookiemonster

Thanks for the info ! I never viewed that card as a SP growing up in New Jersey I seen that card for as long as I can remember. This makes me want the card more.

Dustin:

Having grown up in NJ, I understand. The dealers there would display a Seaver RC in a showcase and not put one in an album. That's why you always saw that card compared to some of the others. Plus the higher price point made for less people buying that card for financial reasons.

Rich

[Chuck9788]

Not sure if it's the "toughest", but Joe Morgans 1965 rookie card is special in that it's the only Hall of Fame rookie card with the "Houston Colt 45's".

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's interesting because the pennant on the Morgan card says "Houston" while other 65 Topps say "Houston Astros." And as far as I recall, all other 65 Topps just have the team nickname and logo but no city.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's interesting because the pennant on the Morgan card says "Houston" while other 65 Topps say "Houston Astros." And as far as I recall, all other 65 Topps just have the team nickname and logo but no city.

Low series cards have only Houston on the pennant, but players wearing Colt 45 hats. Later series have Houston Astros with either no hats or airbrushed hats and even Astros hats on the 7th series Rookie Star card.