1970 Topps Complete Set (720) Including 156 PSA-Graded Cards

Sold For:

$4,440

Year:

1970

Auction:

2020 Spring

Lot #:

1344

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1970s to Present Cards

Crisp, clean, and mostly high-grade complete 1970 Topps set. At 720 cards, the 1970 Topps set was the largest set of Topps cards issued to date. The gray flush-to-the-border design of the 1970 Topps set makes this issue particularly challenging to collect in extremely high grade. This is a beautiful set with many extremely high-grade cards. A total of 156 cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Mets Team (NM-MT 8), 10 Yastrzemski (NM-MT 8), 140 Jackson (NM-MT 8), 160 Niekro (NM-MT 8), 189 Munson RC (NM-MT 8), 290 Carew (NM-MT 8), 300 Seaver (NM-MT 8), 350 Clemente (Ex+), 449 Palmer (Ex-Mt), 462 Aaron AS (NM 7), 500 Aaron (Ex), 530 Gibson (NM-MT 8), 580 Rose (NM-MT 8), 600 Mays (Vg), 630 Banks (NM-MT 8), 640 Kaline (NM-MT 8), 660 Bench (NM-MT 8), 700 F. Robinson (NM-MT 8), and 712 Ryan (NM-MT 8). Additional graded cards: MINT 9 (5 cards): #596, 603, 610 (OC), 670 Santo (OC), and 720. NM-MT 8 (111 cards): #5, 9, 27, 46, 48, 49, 64, 66, 67, 75, 82, 93, 117, 122, 148 Weaver, 150 Killebrew, 160, 170 B. Williams, 197, 200, 203, 204, 206, 210 Marichal, 217, 226, 240 Jenkins, 250 McCovey, 251, 258, 265, 287 (SGC 88), 291 Durocher, 297, 304, 307, 315 Aparicio, 318, 322, 326, 330 Brock, 334, 375, 394, 410, 422, 429, 436, 448, 453 Carew AS, 461 Yastrzemski AS (OC), 463 F. Robinson AS, 464 Bench AS (OC), 522, 525, 534, 537 Morgan, 542, 549, 555 Cepeda, 562, 565 Hunter, 569, 588, 592, 593, 601, 606, 609, 616, 618, 620, 622 Sutton, 629, 631, 632, 636, 643, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 651, 653, 654, 657, 660, 662, 667, 668, 671, 672, 673, 675, 676, 678, 679, 682, 685, 687, 688, 689, 698, 704, 705, 709, 710, 713, 714, 715, 717 and 718. NM+ 7.5 (2 cards): #21 Blue RC and 693. NM 7 (18 cards): #36, 61, 224, 230 B. Robinson, 395, 405, 528, 557, 614, 634, 652, 659, 663, 684, 694, 695, 707 and 716. EX-MT+ 6.5 (1 card): #644. EX-NM 6 (3 cards): #17 Wilhelm, 192 and 702. EX 5 (1 card): #579. Also included are five checklist variations for cards #128, 244, 343, 432, and 588. The condition of the 569 unencapsulated cards is 42% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 42% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 16% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple lesser and a few miscut). This is a very attractive complete set highlighted by 156 high-grade PSA-encapsulated examples (including most of the key cards to the set). The total SMR value for just 150 of the graded cards (not including the five PSA-qualified cards or the card graded EX 5) $3,340. Total: 725 cards (complete set of 720 plus five variations). Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,500+.