Bigger lifetime project: '52 through '85 Topps and '51 Bowman sets

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Completing a run of Topps sets will take quite a while, but if you eventually do, even though you don't think you have other interests, it is amazing how you will find something along the way that interests you to collect. At least, that has been true for me. Good luck with the 1952 set and any others you decide to work on.

That reminded me of getting the wrappers too. Would like to have one from each year to go with the cards

[ALR-bishop]

Jay---that is an impressive accumulation. But you need the 48 Magic Photo baseball subset for a run . And you can do variations, packs, wrappers, test sets, insert sets and supplemental sets too

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Jay---that is an impressive accumulation. But you need the 48 Magic Photo baseball subset for a run . And you can do variations, packs, wrappers, test sets, insert sets and supplemental sets too

Al - I have to admit, I was not familiar with that set, but I just looked it up and may have to start working on it. Full disclosure, I don't have the Connie Mack and Major League All Stars either, but I have often thought about starting on them. However, I recently started working on a T3 set so I'm not sure what else I can afford right now.

I do have some of the various other sets that Topps has made such as the 1964 Giants and Stand-Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Game, 1969 Deckle Edge, and 1970 and 1971 Supers. I would love to get the 1969 Supers and 1971 Greatest Moments, but they are too pricey and too hard to find.

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Al - I have to admit, I was not familiar with that set, but I just looked it up and may have to start working on it. Full disclosure, I don't have the Connie Mack and Major League All Stars either, but I have often thought about starting on them. However, I recently started working on a T3 set so I'm not sure what else I can afford right now.

I do have some of the various other sets that Topps has made such as the 1964 Giants and Stand-Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Game, 1969 Deckle Edge, and 1970 and 1971 Supers. I would love to get the 1969 Supers and 1971 Greatest Moments, but they are too pricey and too hard to find.

That 64 Stand Ups set is a masterpiece of Topps 1960's production in my opinion.

[cardsagain74]

Have been focusing on just the '50s Topps run. An update with weighted avg grade:

'52 Topps (grade 3-3.5): 339/407. Everything left is a high number, with Campanella the biggest card still to get.

'53 Topps (grade 1.5): complete

'54 Topps (grade 2.5): complete

'55 Topps (grade 4.5): complete

'56 Topps (grade 3): halfway, low grade Mantle.

'57 Topps (grade 2.5-3): complete except for 8 commons

'58 Topps (grade 3.5): complete

'59 Topps (grade 5): complete