Back in the early 80's the Rose rookie was red hot. I had a nice '63 complete set and a friend wanted to trade for the Rose. I didn't want to break the set so he astonishingly offered a '53 Topps complete set even up for the '63 set. I couldn't agree fast enough. I had to upgrade about 20 commons but the rest of the set was outstanding. I still have that '53 set and every time I see those NM high numbers I smile. I replaced the '63 set gradually over the next 10 years when the hype faded.
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