Interesting reading.
I'm 50 so the cards I collected as a kid (75-79) are EX-NM-. Got entire sets: had a lot of beaters but it was just cheaper and faster to get sets from shows or ebay.
As for the older sets I have now built up, I generally had some of the key cards when I was younger. Some were beat up (62 and 69 Mantle) but I've now have built up VG or VG/EX sets.
My 57 set is a tad nicer since the Robinsons I had were EX/EX-. Have beater checklists though. My 60 set is even better. The key cards are PSA4-7.
It's great to have really nice cards. But I also LOVE my beat up 62 Mantle, which I traded my brother for a Charles Barkley F86 XRC. I LOVE my 69 Reggie with that faint wrinkle that you can only see when you tilt it a certain direction. Eventually I'll upgrade these but I'm into set collecting for the moment.
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