What is your favorite set of the 1970s

[glynparson]

Would be 1971 but only in high grades. If condition is irrelevant id go with 1972

[Gr8Beldini]

My vote would be '71 as well. Not much in the way of RCs but far and away the nicest design of any 70's set. Particularly love the semi high # series with all the HoFs (Killebrew, FRob, Clemente, Banks). Wonder why Topps stopped using the action shots in the last two series.

[39special]

I would pick the '71 set also.Great looking set.

[chris6net]

For me the 1972 Set is by far my favorite

[frankh8147]

I would pick the 1972 Topps Cloth but since I believe is regarding the basic sets, I would also go with the 1972 (with 1971 a close second). I believe based on other threads the 72' set is either a 'love it or hate it' set but this set really appeals to me.

[SAllen2556]

Opinions are like......and everyone has one.

The '71 set is the ugliest, most boring baseball card set ever made. Only a CPA could appreciate the '71 set! No career stats on the back, just the 1 previous year; (boring!) they chip if you just breathe on them, and they're....black! (blah!) Even the font used for the team name is boring. Like they used stencils from a grade school grade art class!

'72 all the way. They're the bomb man! They remind me of those cool Filmore rock and roll posters from the 60's. Each a work of art unto itself.

Look up "groovy" in the dictionary and it says, "See 1972 Topps baseball or Grateful Dead poster"


Seriously? Who would want this card? Blah! Boring!

[vintagetoppsguy]

Another vote for '72s here, but the '71s are a very close 2nd.

[rats60]

I'd pick the 1972 set also.

[ALR-bishop]

1972

[bcbgcbrcb]

I would go with the '72 set also followed closely in second by the '75 set. Can you tell I like the most colorful things out there?

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

Seriously? Who would want this card? Blah! Boring!

Me

This is one of my very favorite cards

[K-Nole]

For me, it is the 1979 set.

It was the first year I bought baseball cards as a kid.

2nd would have to 1972 which is kind of ironic because we have put sets together of all the 70's sets (attempting 1970 as I write this) and we had to skip over the 72 set because of the pure # of cards and # of high # cards.
Just too many cards to attempt it.

[Jayworld]

Although 1975 was the first year I actually bought baseball cards (or rather, my Mom did for 20 cents a pack at the local 7-11), my favorite set is the 1976 Topps set for the following reasons:

1. Nice overall front design, and I have always liked the graphic illustrations of the positional players on the front of the cards, especially noting the left hander and right hander for L and R pitchers.
2. It is the set that I still have my very first card from....
3. First 1970s card set I slowly put together, first from packs in 1976, then from Richard Gelman's card company, and finally via local card shows. I finished the set in 1982.
4. Unlike the 1975 set (which I just recently completed), the 1976 set is one that I have never sold and re-acquired. All the cards are mine (so to speak).
5. One of my great "mom" memories revolves around the 1976 set, which I highlighted in another post here on the boards a year or so ago; nutshell is several years ago my mom was going through her purses in her closet and found an unopened pack of 1976 baseball cards...she bought for me back in the day and forgot to give me.... When I think of the 1976 set, I think of her. She passed away in May, 2013.

[bosoxfan]

'72 all the way. They're the bomb man! They remind me of those cool Filmore rock and roll posters from the 60's. Each a work of art unto itself.





I love this!

[Bigdaddy]

1. 1977 - first year I really collected baseball cards. Really loved the Rose and Garvey cards from that set along with the All-Star cards

2. 1978 - Nice clean front and good photography

3. 1971 - love the black borders and photography

4. 1976 - What a baseball card should look like

[skelly]

I really like the 70 set. Backs are clear and easy to read. High numbers are somewhat tough. No Mantle card to contend with... The problem I have with the 71 set, is I just feel that the slightest wear makes it look crummy. A mid grade set that has white borders is OK with me, but a slightly off grade 71 set. No thanks. I also like the 78 set quite a bit. 75 is a classic in my opinion and in time I feel it will be the most recent set that people will really care about / get behind.