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Eric BrehmI believe that 1973 was the last year Topps issued cards in series, so that is a natural cutoff point for the end of the 'classic' period of Topps production. Although any year you pick is entirely arbitrary and purely a matter of personal taste. The 1974 set was pretty lackluster and modern looking, but 1975 had more character, is still very popular and so usually gets thrown in with the vintage era. Perhaps the best test is that Kit Young only buys cards up through 1975; I suspect that anything after that is too readily available in uncirculated condition in quantity for him to mess with.