Opinion on 1950's Baseball Sets

[Rich Klein]

I'm still waiting for Leon to take the plunge and go head long into 1950's type cards. He'd be a natural

Rich

[drcy]

Lots of great odd ball and regional issues Post WWII. That includes up to today. Armor Coins, Kelloggs 3D, Hostess, Johnston Braves, team issues, Topps test issues, the list is endless. Manny oddball rookie and pre-rookie cards of HOFers, Hank Aaron to Ryne Sandburg.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

I'm still waiting for Leon to take the plunge and go head long into 1950's type cards. He'd be a natural

Rich

Unless you are paying for them I don't see me doing it . If I had a bunch more discretionary income I might consider it, but the way it is I can't afford what I am already doing!!

And to the OP, don't worry about the thread being here....generally we want them to be in the correct section but it's not the end of the world having one or a few here. Thanks for your understanding too.

[tedzan]

For sheer beauty why not try for a 1953 Bowman color set. It's the shortest set of the 1950's with only 160 cards.

The Mantle and Snider are the "big $$" cards in it......and, they can be acquired for reasonable prices. I would say
the Yogi Berra card is the toughest one in this set.

You cannot beat the photographic quality of these cards....it's certainly my favorite set in the post-1950's era.


TED Z

[williamcohon]

Yeah - what Ted Z. said!!!

In the '53 Bowman set, the quality of the photography is uniformly high.

The backgrounds are fun, too. The American Leaguers were shot in Yankee Stadium; the National Leaguers were mostly shot in the Polo Grounds, with a few taken in Ebbets' Field.

When you finish building the set, and you lay the cards all out on your dining room table, you feel like you pretty well know the look of those ballparks.

I also recommend the '53 Topps set. The paintings of the players are vivid, direct, and carry a hopeful innocence. Plus you get a great Robinson, and an equally great Paige!

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by williamcohon

Yeah - what Ted Z. said!!!

In the '53 Bowman set, the quality of the photography is uniformly high.

The backgrounds are fun, too. The American Leaguers were shot in Yankee Stadium; the National Leaguers were mostly shot in the Polo Grounds, with a few taken in Ebbets' Field.

When you finish building the set, and you lay the cards all out on your dining room table, you feel like you pretty well know the look of those ballparks.

I also recommend the '53 Topps set. The paintings of the players are vivid, direct, and carry a hopeful innocence. Plus you get a great Robinson, and an equally great Paige!

In my opinion the 1953 Topps set is one of the most gorgeous ever produced.

[The Nasty Nati]

If the 1956 Topps is estimated to be around $1,500 to complete in Good to VGEX, what in your guys opinion would be the cost to complete a 1952 Bowman set? I really like the colors in that set, although I'm sure cards like the Mantle and Mays really ups the price of the set. I'm just curious because I hear that it's a smaller size set and it's not very popular with collectors so maybe the overall price isn't crazy (at least for a early 50's set).

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by The Nasty Nati

If the 1956 Topps is estimated to be around $1,500 to complete in Good to VGEX, what in your guys opinion would be the cost to complete a 1952 Bowman set? I really like the colors in that set, although I'm sure cards like the Mantle and Mays really ups the price of the set. I'm just curious because I hear that it's a smaller size set and it's not very popular with collectors so maybe the overall price isn't crazy (at least for a early 50's set).

I had the 52 B set about 75% complete and then I recently purchased the entire set minus the Mantle for $1250....once I find a lower grade Mantle, my cost for the 52 B set will be about $1500-1600 in midgrade shape. My cost would have been the about the same if I had continued to finish the last 25% of the 52 B set via buying small lots and singles. The $1500 for a GD-VGEX 56 set is spot on as that is what it cost me to originally build my 56 T set in that shape. Over the years I have upgraded my 56 set significantly.