"Must have" 1970's cards

[KCRfan1]

My top 10 would be:

1970 Bench
1971 Munson, Ryan
1972 Rose
1973 Clemente, Mays, Schmidt
1974 Aaron
1975 Brett, Yount

I have always liked the 70 Bench, plus it's an MVP year for him. The 71's of Munson and Ryan are great action shots, and as we all know the 71's can be difficult to find in great condition due to the black borders. The 72 Rose is just a nice looking card imo. For the 73's, I like Mays and Clemente as those are the last cards for each player, and the Schmidt card is the rookie card to have from any set of the 70's. The 74 Aaron is the first card in the set, and a great tribute to the new home run champion. From the 75 set, and final two cards, Brett and Yount. HoF's from one of the most popular sets in the 70's, and after the Schmidt rookie, these are probably the next two rookie cards to have from the 70's.

Fun topic, and lots of opinions.

[quitcrab]

1973 Brooks Robinson. He is ready rob someone of a hit.

[MattyC]

1. 75 Brett
2. 73 Schmidt
3. 78 Murray
4. 74 Schmidt
5. 71 Ryan
6. 76 Brett
7. 75 Yount
8. 74 Aaron HR King
9. 72 Clemente
10. 78 Molitor Trammell

11. 74 Winfield
12. 72 Fisk
13. 71 Munson
14. 78 Brett
15. 75 Ryan HL #5

[rats60]

1970 Bench
1970 Mays
1971 Ryan
1972 Clemente
1973 Schmidt
1974 Aaron
1974 Seaver
1975 Brett
1975 Yount
1975 Rose

Just missed the cut
72 Fisk
74 Winfield
78 Murray
78 Molitor Trammell
79 Ozzie Smith

[Econteachert205]

I think you must have a few kelloggs and hostess cards of your choice as well a a disc or two. Gotta mix in the oddballs from the 70s.

[Exhibitman]

If you don't have these you don't have $hit:

[jb217676]

Here are my faves from that era...

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I think you must have a few kelloggs and hostess cards of your choice as well a a disc or two. Gotta mix in the oddballs from the 70s.

How about a 1975 Hostess Twinkies Robin Yount without a stain? That is the key rookie in the set and extremely difficult to find without oil stains. In addition, the pictures are different than Topps sets - as Topps let Hostess parent borrow the pics Topps didn't use for the normal Topps production sets.

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[paul]

How about the 1971 Topps Greatest Moments Brooks Robinson, and the 1974 Topps Deckle Edge cards of Aaron and Munson. Not to mention the 1977 Reggie Jackson proof in an Orioles uniform.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I only own Schmidt and Brett RCs, but to me the best looking 70s card may be the 71 Clemente.

[sandmountainslim]

Why does the 1971 Munson card seem to be more desired than his 1970 Rookie? Do you think it will remain this way or will the rookie eventually surpass it in desirability.

[KendallCat]

Love the 70's cards and obvious answers are the 1973 Schmidt, 1975 Brett, and 75 Yount. I think those are the big 3. Next would be the 1978 Murray and 1979 Ozzie Smith.

Personally I like the 1970 Bench since it is his MVP year and a tough high number. After that the 1974 Ryan is an awesome card with his fastball looking like it is about to come right at you. I love the 74 set and the action photos. In 1971 the Clemente and Jackson are great looking cards, and my favorite is the 1976 Bench.

[CW]

Originally Posted by sandmountainslim

Why does the 1971 Munson card seem to be more desired than his 1970 Rookie? Do you think it will remain this way or will the rookie eventually surpass it in desirability.

I might look at two factors here... desirability and value.

The '71 might be more desired simply because of its visual appeal over the RC. It features one of the coolest action poses in the hobby. Many collectors just like solo cards rather than the multi-player RC used in the 60's and 70's.

The '68 Ryan RC is an iconic card, but it doesn't really have a wow factor when it comes to the visual aspect. It's basically two cropped portraits set against a burlap sack.

The reason the '71 Munson has more value, especially in higher grades like 8 and 9, is because the '71 set has those super-tough black borders.

In those higher grades, the '71 will always surpass the '70 in terms of value and desirability. The visual aspect just adds to the appeal.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

My top 10 would be:

1970 Bench
1971 Munson, Ryan
1972 Rose
1973 Clemente, Mays, Schmidt
1974 Aaron
1975 Brett, Yount

I have always liked the 70 Bench, plus it's an MVP year for him. The 71's of Munson and Ryan are great action shots, and as we all know the 71's can be difficult to find in great condition due to the black borders. The 72 Rose is just a nice looking card imo. For the 73's, I like Mays and Clemente as those are the last cards for each player, and the Schmidt card is the rookie card to have from any set of the 70's. The 74 Aaron is the first card in the set, and a great tribute to the new home run champion. From the 75 set, and final two cards, Brett and Yount. HoF's from one of the most popular sets in the 70's, and after the Schmidt rookie, these are probably the next two rookie cards to have from the 70's.

Fun topic, and lots of opinions.

I'd agree with all of Lou's picks with one exception:

1976 Aaron (his last card & a great photo!)

instead of 1972 Rose

[DBesse27]

Edited my list and made it 11:

1971 Topps Thurman Munson
1971 Topps Steve Garvey
1972 Topps Roberto Clemente
1973 Topps Yaz
1974 Topps Mike Schmidt (not the multi-player RC)
1974 Topps Dave Winfield
1975 Mini George Brett
1975 Mini Robin Yount
1976 Topps Jim Rice
1978 Topps Eddie Murray
1978 Topps Trammell, Molitor

Fisk has some great action shots in the decade, but can't include him in a top 10

[brett 75]

This would be a great one to add as a must for the 1970's ! Not mine but want to add to my collection some day. Also like the 1970 and 1971 Clemente Supers