We did it!

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I hope this is an ok thing to post (and in the right forum). Six years ago, my (then 9y/o) son and I embarked on trying to collect a relatively high-grade 1957 Topps Football set.

We loved the principals (e.g., Unitas, Hornung, Starr, Lane, Berry rookies), the great colors, and the funny cartoons on the back. It has been a long process, but we have now come to the end.

We’ve collected the low numbers all in PSA 8 (with 1 PSA 8.5 and 1 PSA 9), the high numbers in PSA 7 (with 1 PSA 7.5 and 1 PSA 8), and both checklists (PSA 2 and 3). We don’t have a master set because that requires two different (and pricey) error cards of Bill Sherman.

We got a lot of cards before the big price boom, which is great, and slowly but surely got the others, with the last being Perry Jeter (random!) in a PSA 8. It ranks #19 on the set registry (which makes me think, dang, 18 people have nicer sets!?! Jeez)

We did end up with a couple of cool extras along the way: An autographed Night Train Lane rookie, an original artwork from Topps of the Paul Larson card, and a 6 card uncut sheet (Bednarik, Donovan, and Summerall). We did not end up with an opened pack or a display box, which we’re still looking for.

In any event, it’s been a labor of love for me and my son, who is now 15. Here’s a photo of most of it (no uncut sheet).