1960 Topps Complete Set (572) with 142 PSA-Graded Cards Including Mickey Mantle PSA NM 7

Sold For:

$5,760

Year:

1960

Auction:

2020 Spring

Lot #:

1209

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1960s Cards

Very crisp, clean, and sharp-looking complete set of 1960 Topps baseball. The rookie cards of Hall of Famers Carl Yastrzemski and Willie McCovey highlight the 1960 Topps issue, which was Topps’ last horizontal issue. Many of the biggest stars in the set, including Mantle, Mays, and Aaron, appear in the set more than once due to the All-Star card series. Mantle actually has three cards in this set, as he also appears on the #160 "Rival All-Stars" card with Ken Boyer. This is a particularly attractive complete set, bright and crisp throughout. As can be easily seen in the following condition composite, included are many particularly noteworthy condition highlights. 142 cards have been graded and encapsulated by PSA. PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (6 cards): #173 Martin (PD), 255, 400, 466, 497 (OC) and 554 McCovey AS. NM 7 (42 cards): #10 Banks, 28 B. Robinson, 29, 69, 72, 100, 148 Yastrzemski RC, 160 Mantle/Boyer, 200 Mays, 210 Killebrew, 240, 250 Musial, 282, 295, 300 Aaron, 343 Koufax, 350 Mantle, 370, 377 Maris, 420 Mathews, 445 Spahn, 452 (ST), 455, 456, 457, 459, 471 (PD), 472, 481, 482, 483, 485, 486, 500, 527, 533, 538, 543, 563 Mantle AS, 566 Aaron AS, 568 and 570. EX-MT+ 6.5 (5 cards): #65, 493 Snider, 515, 552 and 553. EX-MT 6 (33 cards): #50 Kaline, 326 Clemente, 451, 454, 463, 464, 465, 469, 470 (ST), 474, 487, 488, 489, 490 F. Robinson, 491, 495, 501 (ST), 504, 510, 511, 518, 523, 526, 536, 537, 542, 544, 546, 549, 551, 561, 571 and 572. EX+ 5.5 (4 cards): #476, 505, 535 and 539. EX 5 (35 cards): #453, 458, 460, 461, 462, 467, 468, 473, 475 Drysdale, 477, 479, 492, 498, 499, 503, 509, 513, 514, 516, 517, 522, 528, 532, 534, 540, 541, 545, 547, 548, 550, 555, 556, 562, 565 Maris AS and 569. VG-EX+ 4.5 (1 card): #419. VG-EX 4 (14 cards): #480 Berra, 484, 494, 496, 506, 507, 508, 512, 520, 529, 557, 559, 560 Banks AS and 564 Mays AS. VG 3 (1 card): #521. POOR 1 (1 card): #531. The condition of the 430 ungraded cards is 24% Nr/Mt (including a few better), 55% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 21% Vg to Vg-Ex (including one lesser, one with a slight trim, a few that measure small, and nine with erasures marks on the borders). Ungraded Keys (5 cards): #1 Wynn (Vg-Ex), 35 Ford (Ex), 73 Gibson (Ex), 316 McCovey RC (erasure marks on borders, otherwise Vg-Ex) and 332 Yankees Team (erasure marks on borders, otherwise Vg-Ex). Extremely attractive complete sets of classic issues from the 1950s such as this always generate tremendous collector interest. This is the type of vintage set that to many collectors represents the very best value. The SMR value for just 119 of the graded cards is $4,068. Total: 572 cards. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,500+.