Is It Worth Completing A 1960 Leaf Set?

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Rrrlyons

You could lower your condition requirements for the second series. Then if you sell the set you can sell them separately because there is still a high enough demand for lower grade high numbers.

That's a good point Rick. Did you complete this set??

[Rrrlyons]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

That's a good point Rick. Did you complete this set??

Yes

[Exhibitman]

Really, it comes down to what you like collecting. I just wanted a few players in the set so I went for really nice examples.

[bradmar48]

I guess I'm the crazy one here. I bought some packs back in 1960 and had to have the complete set. My set is now a PSA 8 and I'm still working on it.
I have hundreds of extra high number as well as packs from both series.

[IndyDave]

I thought I had completed the set as they weren’t on my want list. The hobby went on a hiatus for about 15 years while my son was growing up. During the pandemic I spent a lot of time urging cards in binders. When I found the box with the 1960 Leaf I found I had the low numbers and only a few high numbers.

I’ve been working on it for the last few years. Found Sparky Anderson and the two Smiths in the last month. I’m down to 104 Jim Woods as the last one.

When I first found the hobby in the early 1970s the 1960 Leaf set was in the checklist book I bought. I’ve always considered part of the collecting the main post war sets.

I agree with others. This set certainly isn’t an investment vehicle.

[sb1]

It's a great set for purist collectors and does not have any really big $ cards.

It was not a popular issue at the time, many retailers had unsold stock. I was still buying them at the local grocery store in 1968. The second series was very difficult until dealer Allen Harness found a store full of unopened boxes in the early 2000's. This really brought the supply up and made the set doable, and made a large supply of high grade cards available.

The most cost effective was is to actually buy a complete set, which are auctioned on a regular basis, even if you have the 1st series, those can be sold to recoup part of the set price.