1953 Topps Complete Set (274)

43% range in grade from Ex to Ex-Mt (with a few Nr/Mt), 57% range from Vg to Vg-Ex (two cards slightly lesser). This is an extremely high quality complete set of 1953 Topps, one of the most popular and classic of all baseball-card sets, highlighted by high-grade examples of key cards Mantle and Mays (both graded EX-MT 6 by PSA). Thirty-two cards are graded by PSA, one by SGC, and four by GAI. Keys: #1 Robinson (GAI VG-EX+ 4.5), 10 Burgess SP (PSA EX 5), 27 Campanella (PSA EX-MT 6), 31 Blackwell SP (PSA EX 5), 37 Mathews (PSA NM 7), 41 Slaughter (SGC EX+ 70), 43 McDougald SP (PSA EX 5), 54 Feller (Vg), 61 Wynn SP (Vg), 62 Irvin (Vg-Ex), 76 Reese (GAI EX+ 5.5), 77 Mize (PSA EX 5), 78 Schoendienst (Vg), 81 Black SP (Gd-Vg), 82 Mantle (PSA EX-MT 6), 86 Martin (PSA EX-MT 6), 87 Lopat (PSA EX 5), 104 Berra (PSA EX-MT 6), 114 Rizzuto (GAI EX-MT 6), 119 Sain SP (PSA EX 5), 138 Kell (Vg-Ex), 147 Spahn (Fr), 149 DiMaggio (Vg), 151 Wilhelm (PSA EX-MT 6), 162 Klu (Vg), 191 Kiner (Ex-Mt), 207 Ford (PSA NM 7), 220 Paige (GAI EX 5), 228 Newhouser (Vg-Ex), 244 Mays (PSA EX-MT 6), 246 Face (Vg-Ex), 254 Roe (trim), 258 Gilliam SP (PSA EX 5), 263 Podres SP (PSA EX 5), 264 Woodling (PSA EX 5), 265 Jensen SP (Vg), 273 Haddix SP (Vg), 280 Bolling (Vg). The additional non-star PSA-graded cards (not listed above) are as follows: Two NM 7: #35 and 219 (OC). Nine EX-MT 6: #9, 80, 132, 141, 154, 167, 188, 210, and 242. Four EX 5: #100 Miller SP, 186, 213, and 239. This is an exceptionally attractive mid-to high-grade set, far above average for this issue, with tremendous eye appeal across the board. A high quality and very carefully assembled complete set of one of card collecting's most popular issues. The equivalent SMR value for just the thirty-five graded cards alone (not including the GAI VG-EX+ 4.5 of #1 Robinson and qualified card #219) is $5,320. Total 274 cards. Reserve $1,500. Estimate $3,000/$5,000+. SOLD FOR $7,638

Spring 2009 - Item detail

1953 Topps Complete Set (274)