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Old 09-01-2014, 05:13 PM
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Default Difficult choice , young feller...



...if money is an issue , then the Bowman set is the pick.......if you're rolling in the deep , get both....if you absolutely have to stay raw cards in mid-grade then you'll probably get a lot of bargains cracking out 5's and 6's..... keep us posted , eh ?
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Old 09-01-2014, 05:21 PM
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I prefer the Bowman set
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Old 09-01-2014, 07:51 PM
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Old 09-01-2014, 07:51 PM
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To me the Clemente is just too important to ignore. Bowman not having ted williams and topps not having mantle cancel each other out for me. Plus Koufax, Killebrew... I don't need to buy a lot of umpires either. Give me topps.
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Old 09-01-2014, 07:52 PM
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I vote for the Topps set, off teh top of my head Jackie Robinson, along with the above stated koufax, Clemente, and Killebrew RC. Also I think Ted Williams was a Topps only guy in 55.

So do the 55 Topps set and get a 56 Mantle or a 53 Mantle to fill in the no Mantle gap.

Of course you could fight off the OCD fix and do the 56 Topps set which has all the stars!
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Old 09-01-2014, 08:05 PM
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I have always loved the 55 Bowmans, you can't beat the photography. Too many cards to list, but how can anyone not like the cards of Aaron, Mays, Reese, etc. The 55 topps more or less look the same.
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Of course you could fight off the OCD fix and do the 56 Topps set which has all the stars!
Except Musial.
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Old 09-01-2014, 10:15 PM
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Default Who said Musial ?
.... Bob L. could make you one without even breaking a sweat.....by this time tomorrow.
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Old 09-02-2014, 07:55 AM
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I think there already may be a fantasy 56 Musial . Maybe from one of the Nationals
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I say collect both sets since you say, "Rather, I want sets that truly represent the decade," and neither set fully represents the decade. Or, as an alternative, pick one of the sets to complete, and then pick up the cards of players from the other set that don't appear in the set you choose to complete.

IMHO, the 1955 Topps set is nowhere near the best looking Topps set of the 1950's. And, I do like the 1955 Bowmans better than 1955 Topps as far as looks are concerned. Furthermore, my 2 favorite Senators when I was a kid, Pete Runnels & Mickey Vernon, are in the Bowman set, but not the Topps set.
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Old 11-18-2014, 08:20 PM
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yeah, I'd be a bit flexible and go for '56.
'45 will be a problem as well, suspect you'll end up with '41 Playball.
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Old 11-18-2014, 08:26 PM
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The 1956 Topps set is my all time favorite set from any time frame of any company. This was the first set to feature checklist cards and team cards.
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Old 11-21-2014, 08:13 AM
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Default Some alternative suggestions
if it was just choose one - Topps all the way (of course the fact that I am a HUGE Clemente collector influences that choice). Imo the topps set is a btter visual representation of the 1950's. Some options:

1) Collect the Topps set and get the 55 Bowman Mantle
2) Collect the Boman set and get the Topps Clemente, Koufax and Killebrew rookies.
3) As previously suggested - do the 1956 Topps set - It is at least as good (imo) visual representation of the 50's and has a better player representation.

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