1953 or 1954 Topps?

[refz]

Both sets are fantastic but 1953 all the way. You may enjoy it to the point of doing the entire set… lookout!!

[cubman1941]

I have put together the 54 set and am working on the 53. I think it depends on what you prefer and your budget. I will never finish the 53 set as my budget won't let me at this time. Believe it or not when I was working on the 54 set there was one common I had a hard time finding. This was before the internet and one had to hit card shows to find cards. I finally found the elusive card at a card show in Baltimore. I like the 53 set, as others have said, the artwork stands out.

[bmattioli]

I like and collect both, great art..

[ejharrington]

1954 by a mile

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by ejharrington

1954 by a mile

...All 50's Topps sets are a challenge for centering weenies but with 1954's the top-to-bottom is a special hell. I think the two Braves are about as good as you're going to find . I'm obviously living with the two Yankees , but always looking for slightly better.
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[ParisianJohn]

Can I pick 1955 Topps?? I love the two images against the gradient backgrounds (if I'm using "gradient" correctly).

But if we're looking at 1953 vs 1954... They're both pretty awesome, but I have to lean towards 1954 if only because I have this guy in my collection.

Hank1954.jpg

[stkuhl]

My vote is 53 Topps. I love the artwork, you get Mantle and Paige, and the cards just seem less busy. That said, you couldn't go wrong choosing either set. Happy collecting.

[lumberjack]

The '53 set was the first set I collected. Yeah, I'm that old. A big kid friend down the street gave me Sam Jones and Jackie Robinson. I was hooked.

The art work was all over the place. Some images had a near photographic quality while others looked like bad art fair drawings Charlie Dressen, John Mize and Irv Noren should have filed suit against Topps.

The '54 Topps really popped, but they began using the same head shots year after year after year. They could have done better.

Oh, look at the 1953 Bowmans. They are so perfect, they don't even look like they were made for kids.

All said, the 1953 Topps hands down. Nostalgia ain't what it used to be....