Building 1953 Bowman Color Full Set

[Tere1071]

Originally Posted by kailes2872

I am going to say something controversial and I hope it doesn't get me banned from the board.

I don't love the 53 Bowman Color set. (ducks)

I have it. I have a 5.5 Mantle, and most of the other stars including Feller, Reese, Yogi, etc. are between PSA 4 and PSA 6.

I liked this set early on and enjoyed piecing it together. However, after I got it all in the binder, I have realized just how many pictures looked exactly alike. I feel like the set is a combination of the Davey Williams Card and Joe G. card and everything (except Pee Wee) seems to be derivative of that.

Even with the terrible lighting, I prefer 57 Topps to 53 Bowman Color and will always consider 54-56 topps to be my all time favorites (especially '56).

You will enjoy building it and at 160 cards, it is a reasonable quest, but while I will always look forward to pulling the binder and checking it out on occasion, I had to sit on the psychiatrist couch and confess that it isn't my favorite...

See my comment below yours. I am a fan of the set, but there are certain cards that didn't work due to either photography or the printing. I also enjoy some of the muddied 57s as the photos are softer in focus, which I like, in comparison to the 55s and 56s. I think the 56 is a great set and wished I owned one, but I would still enjoy the 53 Bowman and 57 Topps sets even more.