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Completed 1953 Topps set earlier this year...to go with my '54-'56 sets.
Now working on the first 310 1952 Topps cards...need 16 more.
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Congrats George! Great set. You should add some pics (including that one) to the '59 Goodness thread!
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I'm down to 12 cards to complete the 55 Bowman Baseball set. I have finally made some progress this spring.
22-68-132[correct version]-179-238-242-246-270-278-302-310-315 are the cards still needed for completion. Looking for grade 5-6 or raw equal. Last edited by jiw98; 06-17-2018 at 07:08 PM. |
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I found it to be of about the same difficulty of other sets of same time period. Not any really tough series, but some of the umpire cards are a little of a challenge.
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Reminded me a bit of '62 with the wood grain borders - so if you are looking for 8+ type quality, the struggle is real. I also found centering to be a hit and miss. If you collect card by card, it is a tad of a challenge putting out big dollars for umpire high numbers. But, if you want a solid mid-grade set and centering doesn't drive you OCD, there are plenty of opportunities to buy the whole thing for 2 grand or piece it together for north of that.
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Still Need: 10, 14, 30, 80, 133, 134, 141, 158, 187, 198, 203, 218, 241, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 266, 267, 269, 272, 274, 277, 281, 282, 285, 286, 316, 317, 323, 324 Last edited by eliotdeutsch; 08-19-2019 at 08:55 PM. |
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After a couple of bulk purchases, I've started the 1957 and 1965 Topps baseball sets. I'm at 284/407 on the 1957s and 397/598 on the 1965s.
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Just finished the 63 set as my wife bought me the Rose RC for Fathers Day. Its the first pre-1980s set ive completed so Im excited. I have good progress on 54, 67, 68. I think Ill work on 68. I need the Ryan RC but high numbers arent crazy like 67. I need a break from paying obscene amounts for high numbers.
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I'm down to my last 5 cards for my raw 1955 Bowman set. It's my first set from the 1950's decade.
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I have no delusions of ever completing this set, but I am having fun fill in what I can. I have certainly gotten much further then I thought.
1952 Topps Cards Needed (1 - 310 low number run completed - as of December 3, 2014) Need all high numbers 311 - 407 (97 total - 31 needed) Except: 313, 317, 318, 320, 322, 323, 324, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 344, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 371, 372, 374, 375, 379, 380, 381, 383, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 393, 395, 397, 398, 399, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406 (66 total) (Poss. upgrades: 346 Spencer, 352 Drews) Needed: 311, 312, 314, 315, 316, 319, 321, 325, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 338, 343, 345, 357, 358, 369, 370, 373, 376, 377, 378, 382, 384, 392, 394, 396, 400, 407 Not to mention I will always need Mays / Mantle for the 1951 Bowman set. Last edited by 1963Topps Set; 06-11-2018 at 06:21 PM. |
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Down to 6 = Fathers Day Update
My wife gets me and my baseball card collection.
Today she gifted me with the remainder of the 1952 Topps set. (My version, like several others does not include the silly 52T high numbers) The final five fifty twos were pretty tough ones: #1 Pafko, Spahn, Billy Martin, Bob Lemon, Rizzuto and tough Early Wynn! So now I just need these 6 cards to finish 1952-1980:
It will be good to finish these last half dozen this year (maybe) Thanks to Wifey!
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I haven't got any in months but got that itch to finally finish 1960 Topps Baseball! Been working on it for about 5 years and have a bunch still left to complete but as many can relate it's about filling the set and upgrading later. My whole set is ungraded raw EX-EXMT maybe some NM with nice photos clean back, whole card in tack but I don't go after beaters but still dn't mind a little off center or wrinkle and creases.
All i need are these 10,34,55,73,100,111,112,114,127,128,132,136,138,13 9,140,142,143,147,148,151,153,156,159,163,164,170, 173,174,182,187,193,194,195,196,200,204,208,210,21 2,222,223,227,235,237,239,240,241,242,246,249,250, 258,262,281,282,287,288,291,293,294,296,297,298,29 9,300,302,304,305,308,309,314,315,316,317,318,319, 320,321,322,323,324,325,326,328,330,331,332,333,33 4,335,336,337,338,339,340,341,343,344,345,346,347, 348,349,350,351,353,354,355,356,359,360,361,362,36 4,365,366,368,369,370,371,373,374,375,377,379,381, 382,385,386,387,388,389,390,391,392,393,395,396,39 7,398,401,402,403,405,406,408,409,410,412,413,414, 416,417,419,420,421,422,424,425,427,428,431,432,43 4,435,436,438,440,441,442,443,444,445,446,447,448, 449,450,451,452,453,454,461,462,463,464,471,472,47 3,474,475,476,477,478,479,480,481,482,483,484,485, 486,487,488,489,490,492,493,494,496,497,498,499,50 1,503,504,505,506,507,508,509,510,511,512,513,514, 515,516,517,518,519,520,521,522,523,524,525,526,52 7,528,529,530,531,532,533,534,535,536,537,538,539, 540,541,542,543,544,545,546,547,548,549,550,551,55 2,553,554,555,556,557,558,559,560,561,562,563,564, 565,566,567,568,569,570,571,572 hoping to crack out alot of those cards from the list then move on to another set or 2. I search almost every day for the cards needed!!
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After a very long struggle, I am just one card away from finishing off the 1967 Topps Baseball set. Unfortunately, that card is number 581, the Tom Seaver rookie. Im hoping to finally cross that off the list soon.
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There have been some very interesting threads recently about set building, so I thought it might be a good time to bump this thread for some updates. After finishing my 72 set a few months ago I fought the urge to begin the 71 set, but I finally surrendered. I am following the same method that I did with the 72 set: building a series at a time beginning with the high #s. I have about 25 high #s to go so I am making steady progress. I am looking for cards in the VG+ - EX range. Maybe a few corner issues, but no creases, etc. The cards really present well in the binder.
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I need 2 cards to finish my 1957 Topps set...#302 Koufax and #407 Yankee Power Hitters...looking for ungraded cards in about EX condition...willing to purchase or trade...let me know what you are looking for in trade..any help is appreciated
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Congrats! Very cool set. Just curious, do you store this in a binder? I dont have this set, but I imagine it would look awesome in sheets/binder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Thanks! It is in a binder. Right now, they are back to back in a 9 pocket page, but I'm going to get a bigger binder to put only 9 in a page so you can see the front and back. Matt
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Just got the final card to complete my 1951 Bowman set (oddly a rather common card). Took many years to finally complete. I actually had the Mantle and Mays cards first before starting on the set.
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Nice! It had to be a great feeling as you worked on the set knowing that the two BIG cards were already out of the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Aside from working on some football sets, I am two cards away from completion of 1954 Topps. It will need some upgrades. That set is vgex-ex. I bought a 32 card lot of 1958 Topps to get me started. I am going to try and build a lower grade G-VG set as a change of pace. No beaters, just honest wear.
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I am at 61/80 for my 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set--though perhaps 61/79 is more reflective of this one.
When I get a free weekend I'm also going to see where I ended up on 1985 Donruss/Leaf as a kid. And in the hole is 1978 Topps. My mom threw away my 2000+ cards from packs so I'll be starting from near zero. Any tips for the most fun way to collect a set like this? It's cheap enough to buy all at once--at least in the raw VG-EX condition I go for--but that doesn't seem fun. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J327A using Tapatalk
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A cool way to do it would be to start off by buying a 'cheap' complete set that has a ton of nice cards (that meet your condition requirements) in it, then slowly upgrade the ones that you think need it.
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Great question on the 1978 set. In addition to the 72 set, I also completed the 75 set and I had a great time with the following process. If you keep cards in sheets/binder I would suggest starting with card #1 and purchase cards in order. This works great with sheets because there are never empty spots. Piecing the set together one card at a time also allows you to be as picky as you want about condition. 70s sets are notorious for centering issues. While I am not a centering fanatic, I do like cards that are at least 85/15. I do realize it is more expensive this way, but places like COMC and Sportlots can really be pretty inexpensive for commons. Best of luck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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In my post earlier I mentioned putting together the lower grade '58 set. I plan on storing this in a binder since it will be collector grade. At 494 cards, would a 2 inch binder be about right?
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Set Collectors - Report in your progress!
Making progress:
- T205 (67/215) not interested in some of the high dollar ones like Wilhelm Suffe ed. SGC 40 or PSA 3 on average. - Diamond Stars (43/108) though no guarantee I go for hi #s. PSA 5/6 or SGC 70/80 on average - 1951 Bowman (123/324) raw Ex-ExMt - 1954 Topps (236/250) PSA 7 on average - 1956 Topps (204/340) raw Ex-ExMt - 1973 Topps (652/660) raw NrMt-Mt - 1972 Kelloggs Master (60/74) PSA 9 - 1970 Kelloggs Basic (7/75) PSA 9 Some samples of the quality Im trying to achieve... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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And with this little grouping from yesterdays visit to East Coast National, my 73 set is complete.
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Need 93 Hi-Number 1952 Topps...and a winning lottery ticket while you're at it.
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Thanks to a very nice member I added this Ed Runge to my set.
I am down to 5 cards to finish the set. 242, 291, 293, 302, and 307. |
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I need just seven more cards to complete my 1952-53-54-55 Red Man Tobacco sets. Three of the needed cards are some "guy" named Mays...
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I am down to just 11 54s after picking up these three...
Harmon seems pretty tough to track down... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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And now just 10...
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Nice collections everyone. I'm up to about 350 different cards for a 1962 Topps set. But I picked up my first 57s this week (Robinson RC, Clemente and Kluszewski). I've loved that set since I was a kid. I'm thinking about dropping my 62 set and pursuing that one instead. I absolutely love the 57s. Probably my favorite vintage set of all time.
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With this one I am up to 77/80. Just need 14, 50, and of course 68!
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Nice work, Larry. Do the tabs - or no tabs - have any significance for you? I always loved the '52 set because it reminded me of my father, who was a chewer and gave me some of my first cards when I was a tyke. I can recall sending in the tabs for a Braves baseball cap.
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