1952 Topps -- Card Gallery

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[LincolnVT]

My copy.

[jayshum]

The horizontal cards display much better in the 8 pocket sheets than the vertical ones do, but unfortunately, there aren't too many of them.

[smellthegum]

Black back Hermanski, acquired long before good centering was really a thing.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by smellthegum

Black back Hermanski, acquired long before good centering was really a thing.

That's true about most of my set. I remember when I was working on it, I was fine with anything as long as there wasn't part of another card showing.

[smellthegum]

Originally Posted by jayshum

That's true about most of my set. I remember when I was working on it, I was fine with anything as long as there wasn't part of another card showing.

Pesky and Hermanski are about as o/c as I go on the front but I do have a couple of cards with miscut backs. Most of my worst o/c cards are ungraded, being from the early days of building my 1-310 run. While I tend to look for good centering on stuff I buy now, these don't bother me a bit because I have the nostalgia of where, when, and from whom I got them since they were mostly obtained at shows or shops.

More recent additions are less personal, as they came from online auctions or ebay but are graded and better centered too. About 1/4 of my 52s are slabbed and average 5.5 (none with o/c qualifiers).

[LincolnVT]

I too have a large condition range in my 1952 Topps cards. I was handed down about half of the set this year when a very dear friend / father figure of mine passed away unexpectedly. He loved baseball and cards as a young boy...and got me in to collecting. I have pledged to complete the set in his honor as he loved his 52 cards the most. For that reason, my set will always include his cards reguardless of condition.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by smellthegum

About 1/4 of my 52s are slabbed and average 5.5 (none with o/c qualifiers).

I completed my set before grading was as prevalent as it is today so none of the cards in it were ever graded. However, I can guarantee none of them would get close to a 5.5.

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by jayshum

That's true about most of my set. I remember when I was working on it, I was fine with anything as long as there wasn't part of another card showing.

Same here.

[ALR-bishop]

...and the player listed on the back was not different from the guy on the front.

No, wait ... that would not be so bad either