How about the best set of the 1960's.........

[Beatles Guy]

I'll take beginning, middle, and end (though not in that order). '65, '69, and '60.

[ALR-bishop]

GHG---I am not sure either and know the same hobby lore, but could not find anything to support it. Maybe someone else can help on that. I do know that although selling the cards with a cookie rather then gum got Fleer around the exclusive Topps contracts, there was apparently little interest by kids in 1963 for cards with a stale cookie as opposed to stale gum. I have an unopened 63 pack. Can you imagine what that cookie is like today, and what if any impact it has had on the top card.


I do have and like the 63 Fleer set and would rank it ahead of some of the Topps 60s sets in terms of appearance. I also liked the modern retro set Fleer put out in that style ( not sure what year it was).

Al

[4k6]

In rough order of preference always subject to change:

67 - just beautiful, best Topps set ever
65 - dynamic
60 - horizontal layout with two pics
64 - sharp, simple, fun coin scratch back
63 - two pics
66 - straightforward, nice color
61 - plain but appealing
69 - meh
62 - sticker peeling off a woodgrained background
68 - burlap sack

[skelly]

Best Backs- 1963 & 1969.

Overall I'd go with the 1960 & 1965 sets.

[Doug]

It's kinda tough to pick one. It seems like most of the sets are pretty bland or just bad in the case of the '62 and '68 sets. If I was forced to pick one I'd go with the '69 set, but IMO any of the '50s Topps sets are better.

[Orioles1954]

1.) 1967--Great photography, clean cards and outstanding high numbers.
2.) 1963--Clean multi-color design and great rookie selection
3.) 1965--Best design of the decade
4.) 1961--Clean set with outstanding high numbers.
5.) 1962--Busy but appealing design. Great subsets and classic floating head rookie high numbers
6.) 1960--Guess I'm the only one not in love with the design. Yaz and high numbers saves this.
7.) 1964--Clean design but bland with weak player selection
8.) 1968--Rookies and specialty cards are nice. Design....not so much
9.) 1966--Boring and bland. Rookies save this from total suckiness
10.) 1969--Boring

[Bigdaddy]

My top three would be:

1. 1967
2. 1965
3. 1961

And bringing up the rear would be the 1968 set.