1956 Topps...who's favorite summer???

[Big Six]

Just got these in today...I have 17 slabbed (all PSA 5) and 54 more raw...still undecided...do I just do this set raw or slabbed...thoughts?

[mintacular]

Absolutely love this set although I don't have the budget to build the whole thing. David's Mays is awewsome btw plz sell it to me! Pretty plz? Matt you've got a good taste of sets and cards. Anyway, I have these two from the set





BTW-this post also illustrates the importance of a good scanner, the clemente scans is from my old scanner, the mantle from my new/better one...

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Absolutely love this set although I don't have the budget to build the whole thing. David's Mays is awewsome btw plz sell it to me! Pretty plz? Matt you've got a good taste of sets and cards. Anyway, I have these two from the set

BTW-this post also illustrates the importance of a good scanner, the clemente scans is from my old scanner, the mantle from my new/better one...

Pat,

Thanks for the kind words. That Mays was actually an upgrade to the 5.5 I had. Yes, this 5 blew away my old 5.5. I know a lot set registry guys find that difficult to understand because all they think about is numbers, but when you buy the card and not the holder it was an obvious choice for me as the 5 looked way better than my 5.5.

Yes, a good scanner makes all the difference in the world. Great scan and really great card, Pat. That Mantle is absolutely awesome. I think you owe me a new keyboard as that card left me drooling all over mine.

As far as building the set, I've picked up most of the commons in the $5 range and you can get the stars in the PSA 5 or SGC 60-70 range pretty reasonably. I say go for it, Pat. Heck, you've already knocked out two of the biggies.

[smtjoy]

One of my all time favorites, very cool cards, I have two, my fav is the Clemente already posted and I also have the pirates team card. One day I hope to own the Mantle.

[Big Six]

at about $10 per card, was happy to pick these up for my mid-grade set...

[T205]

I love the horizontal formatted sets of the mid 50's. About a 4 years ago I completed the 1955 Topps set in PSA 7 or better. Then I moved onto the 1956 Topps set in PSA 7 or better. I have finished the 1st series and I am 20 cards shy of the 2nd series. I already got the Mantle card but I do not have it scanned on this computer as of yet. I will be doing that soon. This set is in my opinion is one of the best in the 50's. I wish you the best of luck in completing it! Here are some cards that I got scanned in please enjoy.

[Big Six]

I used to have a 1955 Ted Williams and I loved that card...except that it had some issues I just couldn't live with, not least of which was terrible centering. I ended up selling it earlier this year and have had my eyes open for a suitable replacement...which I found last week!



This card is nicely centered and, since I'm working on a 1956 set, kills two birds with one stone...

[frankbmd]

I bought these as a kid. Mom threw them out as an adult. I bought them again as an adult 20 years ago.

My set is complete EX-MT overall 20% graded. Solid stars.

Good luck with building your 56ers. It's a great set. Good choice.

Clemente NM Mantle EXMT
Robinson NM+ Williams EXMT