What is your favorite set from each decade?

[iwantitiwinit]

2010s:
2000s:
1990s:
1980s:
1970s:1970 Topps
1960s:1967 Topps (first pack I received as a kid)
1950s:1953 Topps
1940s:1948 Bowman
1930s:
1920s:
1900's - 1910's T206

[Brian Van Horn]

Wishy washy answer:
1930's-4 way tie-US Caramel, Butter Cream, Uncle Jack and DeLong
1920's-5 way tie-W503, Schapira Brothers Big Show Candy, Star Candy, Oxford Confectionery and Wm Paterson.
1910's 4 way tie-Tip Top Bread, M101-4/5, D381 Fleischmann/Ferguson Bakery and 1915 W-Unc (both variations)

[novakjr]

19th C:Harper's woodcuts(not cards, but very enjoyable and affordable)
1900s:t206
1910s:Hassan Triple folds.
1920s:1929 Kashin
1930s:1933 Goudey
1940s:1941 Double Play('49 bowman very close)
1950s:1957 Topps
1960s:best looking-1965 Topps/personal fav. 1960 topps.
1970s:1975 topps
1980s:1989 Upper Deck/1984 Donruss
1990s:1991 Topps Desert Shield
2000s:2001 Bowman Chrome
2010s:way too early to tell.

[wolfdogg]

19th century--N28
1900s--E107
1910s--1914-15 Cracker Jax
1920s--E120
1930s--1933/34 Goudey
1940s--1941 PlayBall
1950s--gotta go with '52 Topps....since completed set and can look at them I realize they are great
1960s--1965 Topps with '62 Topps running close 2nd
1970s--hmmmm.....tie and between 1972 and 1975 Topps, but always kinda liked the '78 Topps too..........????
1980s--have to go with '84 Donruss
1990s--1992 Bowman
2000s--the Upper Deck Vintage/Topps Heritage sets I guess....only ones that come to mind
2010s--???????

[Runscott]

1700's - Corsendonk Abbey 'great monks' series
1800's - Old Judge
1900's - T206
1920's - nothing, all horrible
1930's - '33 Goudey
1940's - '41 Play Ball
1950's - '52 Bowman
1960's - '63 Topps

[zljones]

Originally Posted by Runscott

1700's - Corsendonk Abbey 'great monks' series
1800's - Old Judge
1900's - T206
1920's - nothing, all horrible
1930's - '33 Goudey
1940's - '41 Play Ball
1950's - '52 Bowman
1960's - '63 Topps

Lol Scott I agree about 1920s cards I think they are ugly cards too and I will not even think twice about collecting from 1916-1931 era.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by zljones

Lol Scott I agree about 1920s cards I think they are ugly cards too and I will not even think twice about collecting from 1916-1931 era.

Zach, I think during the '20s people were too worried about where they were going to get their next drink. Everything else went to hell.

[zljones]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Zach, I think during the '20s people were too worried about where they were going to get their next drink. Everything else went to hell.

haha.

Too bad the moonshine didn't bring out some creativity to make some better cards. Color was definately not on the agenda.

[matty6]

19th C: N162
1900's: T206 or E102
1910's: '14 CJ
1920's: '22 Neilson's Chocolate
1930's: '34-'36 Diamond Stars
1940's: '48 Bowman
1950's: '52 Bowman
1960's: '66 Topps
1970's: '72 Topps
1980's: '89 Upper Deck
1990's: '90 Leaf or '93 BBM

I would have no clue about 2000-2012.

[campyfan39]

10's = t205
30's = Diamond Stars
40's = 49 Leaf
50's = 56 topps
60's = 62 Topps
70's = 75 Topps

[novakjr]

Affordability, HOFers and RC's are huge factors for me.
19th century:Harper's woodcuts/n28
1900's:t206
1910's:Hassan Triple folds.
1920's:w514
1930's:1933 Goudey
1940's:1941 Double Play
1950's:1957 Topps
1960's:1962 Topps
1970's:1974 Laughlin Old-Time Black Stars
1980's:1987 Fleer and Update
1990's:1991 Topps Desert Shield
2000's:No interest in individual sets, only singles.

[tedzan]

19th Century......1888 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS (N162)





1909-1910 all-SOVEREIGN complete set





1911 T201





1922 E120 American Caramel




1933 GOUDEY





1941 PLAY BALL




POST WWII ............


1949 LEAF complete set (101 cards)



1952 TOPPS (near complete master set....500+ cards)



1953 BOWMAN


1967 TOPPS





AND......

1973 (or 1974) TOPPS

1984 DONRUSS


TED Z

[abothebear]

I was just thinking about this subject this week, trying to narrow down some sets by decade I may try to put together this coming year. *s are by those I won't be putting together but like the design.


1920s: W560 two-colors, because I have a couple.
1930s: Gold Medal Foods, my two favorite teams in a small affordable set.
1940s: *1948-49 Leaf graphically striking
1950s: I like checklist of the 1952 Red Man, but I like the post-52 design.
1960s: 1964 (and 62) Auravision, cool photos, and its a record!
1970s: 1978, birth year and hosts many '84 Tigers' RCs.
1980s: 1984 Fleer, my first baseball cards. I like the 1980 Topps design.

[bbcard1]

2010s: Allen & Ginter products
2000s: Gallery Product
1990s: 1994 SP
1980s: 1983 Topps
1970s: 1971 Topps
1960s: 1961 Topps
1950s: 1956 Topps
1940s: 1941 Double Play
1930s: DeLongs
1920s: None
1910s: T205s

[dabigyankeeman]

2000's: 2003 Topps
1990's: 1991 Stadium Club
1980's: 1983 Topps
1970's: 1971 Topps
1960's: 1963 Topps
1950's: 1956 Topps
1940's: 1948/9 Leaf
1930's: 1933 Goudey
1920's: E120 Am Caramel
1910's: T206 Tobacco
1900's: T3 Turkey Red
Older: Old Judge

[PowderedH2O]

1970 on... No particular favorite
1960's: 1963 Topps
1950's: 1956 Topps
1940's: 1940 Playball. Oddly, I don't much care for the 1941's which everyone else loves so much, but I adore this set. So far I'm about 25% through with it in PSA 6-7.
1930's: 1934 Goudey
1920's: 1926 Spalding Champions - out of my price range for the big cards, but I love the design and the photos. Plus all sorts of sports are represented.
1910's: 1915 Cracker Jack

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by PowderedH2O

1940's: 1940 Playball. Oddly, I don't much care for the 1941's which everyone else loves so much, but I adore this set. So far I'm about 25% through with it in PSA 6-7.

Well you're just flat out wrong! Just kidding. I like the 40 PB set a lot as well. However, the inclusion of so many tribute cards, which I do not collect, has always dissuaded me from trying to build this set. That said, I have collected all of the "companion" cards to the 41 PB set, i.e. the cards that are photographic images of which the 41 PBs are artistic renderings.