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Originally Posted by jingram058

...Toward finishing my low-grade, raw 1953 Bowman color set, and the numbers stand thus: 130/160. I have recieved three mailings totaling 11 cards Friday and Saturday, such notables as Larry Doby, Orestes "Minnie" Minoso, and Walt Dropo. As has been the case with this set all along, the quality is all over the place; the usual blobs, print lines, off centering, wax/gum stains, you name it. But it is a low-grade, raw set of cards, and I am quite pleased with it to be honest. It most certainly is not a set for the faint of heart or to get all lathered up over, but I do have decent Mantle, Reese, Musial, Hodges, and all the others in there. Pix on request...

Love this set, the photography is far superior to any cards of its era or even the 20 years after. My raw, low grade set is at 159/160, missing only the Mantle which I should have bought before the pandemic price increases. I have the full B/W set. Minoso is probably my favorite card in the set besides the Reese, nice pickups!