1953 or 1954 Topps?

[The Detroit Collector]

Originally Posted by Alaskanmade

Hey Everybody,

I'm still pretty new to baseball card collecting, but have been collecting other collectable cards on and off for around 30 years. I learned collecting other cards that i don't really care much about commons, so when I got into baseball card collecting I decided to stick with collecting sets of HOF players. I finished with my T205 HOF set, and almost finished my 1934 Goudey HOF Set, and am getting ready to start my next set.

I have decided to pick up some classic players from the 50's and have narrowed it down to either the 1953 Topps of the 1954 Topps HOF set.

1953 Topps:
- I like the art better
- Second set after the famous 1952 (similar trend)
- It includes a Mickey Mantle

1954 Topps:
- I like the signatures on the card
- It includes Hank Aaron (I like him more than Mantle)
- It includes Ted Williams

Which set would you start and why?

53 looks better, but 54 is a better set IMO.
Aaron, Banks and Kaline rookies. Along with other stars like Ted Williams and Jackie Mays. No rookies in 53.

The Hank Aaron could be argued as one of the best cards in the 50s.