Personally I like the 1951 and 1952 sets, mostly for the color and the artwork. As an artist/graphic designer, I've always been attracted to "artwork" card sets; i.e. early 1950s Bowman, Goudey, 1953 Topps, etc.
I have 95 cards of the 1952 set (mostly commons) and 59 cards so far from the 1951 set, including Ted Williams and Campanella.
I'd recommend you go with the 1951 Bowman (1st choice) or 1952 Bowman (second choice). As another stated earlier, the 1952 Bowman set is easier to acquire and cheaper (smaller amount of cards and the 2nd year Bowman cards of Mantle and Mays, and no Ted Williams, but you do get a Musial). Of course, many of the poses of the 1951 Bowman set come straight from the 1950 set (just repositioned or re-cropped), so in a way, by collecting the 1951 set, you are getting much of the 1950 set....
Have fun!
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