1970-1979 Topps Complete Set Collection (9 sets, 6,347 cards)

Sold For:

$3,600

Year:

1970

Auction:

2015 Spring

Lot #:

687

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1970s to Present Cards

Exceptional complete set run of 1970 through 1979 Topps baseball cards (missing only the 1971 Topps set, which is offered individually in this auction due to its exceptionally high grade). These cards are starting "to have some age" to them! To us, it seems as if these cards were just released yesterday, but the fact is that it's been over forty years in some cases. Consigned from an old-time collection! We have selected four cards to be graded and encapsulated by SGC. 1) 1970 Topps Complete Set (720): 42% Ex-Mt or better, 53% Ex, and 5% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Mets Team (no left border, otherwise Ex-Mt), 140 Jackson (Ex), 189 Munson RC (NM+ 86), 300 Seaver (Ex-Mt), 350 Clemente (Ex-Mt), 500 Aaron (Ex), 580 Rose (Vg-Ex+), 600 Mays (Ex+), 630 Banks (Vg), 700 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), and 712 Ryan (Ex-Mt). 2) 1972 Topps Complete Set (787): 24% Ex-Mt or better, 66% Ex, and 10% Vg-Ex (with some Vg) . Keys: #49 Mays (Vg+), 79 Fisk RC (no left border, otherwise Ex-Mt), 299 Aaron (Ex-Mt), 309 Clemente (Vg-Ex), 559 Rose (Ex-Mt), 595 Ryan (Ex+), 695 Carew (Ex+), and 754 F. Robinson (Ex-Mt+). 3) 1973 Topps Complete Set (660): 52% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 43% Ex, and 5% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Ruth/Mays/Aaron (Vg-Ex+), 50 Clemente (Ex), 100 Aaron (Nr/Mt), 220 Ryan (Nr/Mt), 305 Mays (Ex-Mt), 615 Schmidt RC (EX/NM+ 82). 4) 1974 Topps Complete Set with Traded series (704): 75% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt and 25% Ex (mostly due to centering). Keys: #1 Aaron (Ex), 20 Ryan (Ex-Mt+), 283 Schmidt (Ex), 300 Rose (Nr/Mt+), 456 Winfield RC (miscut, otherwise Vg-Ex+). 5) 1975 Topps Complete Set (660): 77% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including some Nr/Mt-Mt) and 23% Ex. Keys: #70 Schmidt (Nr/Mt), 223 Yount RC (EX+ 70), 228 Brett RC (NM+ 86), 300 Jackson (Nr/Mt), 320 Rose (Nr/Mt), 500 Ryan (Ex), 616 Rice RC (Nr/Mt), 620 Carter RC (Ex-Mt), 660 Aaron (Ex-Mt). 6) 1976 Topps Complete Set with Traded Series (704): 90% Nr/Mt or better and 10% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering). 7) 1977 Topps Complete Set (660): 90% Nr/Mt or better and 10% Ex-Mt (including some lesser due to extreme centering issues). 8) 1978 Topps Complete Set (726): 95% Nr/Mt or better and 5% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering). 9) 1979 Topps Complete Set (726): 95% Nr/Mt or better and 5% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering). Total: 6,347 cards (nine complete sets). Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000+. SOLD FOR $3,600