I wanted to comment that your 59 Pinson brought back memories. I received my first 59 Topps back in 1973 when I was in sixth grade. Another collector at my school had the Pinson and despite offering him the equivalent of my next three upcoming birthdays, he wouldn’t trade it (Pinson was a member of the Angels at the time). Because of that “rejection,” the 59 set is one of my favorite designs.
As for my 68 set, I would rate it in overall good to very good condition. In order to complete the set I had to purchase stars in lesser condition. The Ryan and Bench cards are in poor to fair condition, the Mantle is in fair to good condition. Maybe I’ll post them, but there are better specimens to view. The root of the set was my best friend’s childhood collection. He loved his cards as a fan of baseball, not as a collector, so they were well-worn. Upgrades would have been too costly, but I thought it would be a nice tribute to him to add the missing cards in the way he kept them.
Happy collecting!
Phil aka Tere1071
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