High-Grade 1968 Topps Near-Complete Set (596/598) Including #177 Nolan Ryan Rookie and 27 PSA-Graded Cards

Sold For:

$8,400

Year:

1968

Auction:

2021 Fall

Lot #:

1104

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1960s Cards

Presented is a crisp and clean near-complete set of 1968 Topps consisting of 596 different cards (out of 598 in the set). Missing only #80 Carew and 280 Mantle for completion. The 1968 Topps set includes the extremely popular “combo” cards featuring more than one player with #480 Managers Dream (with Roberto Clemente), #490 Superstars (Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays), and #530 Bird Belters (Frank and Brooks Robinson). Condition is 62% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint), 33% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 5% slightly lesser (including a few with a possible slight trim). Twenty-seven cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA (21) and SGC (6). Keys: #20 B. Robinson (NM-MT 8), 45 Seaver (Ex-Mt+), 50 Mays (SGC NM+ 7.5), 100 Gibson (NM-MT 8), 110 Aaron (Vg-Ex), 150 Clemente (SGC NM 7), 177 Ryan RC (SGC Authentic), 230 Rose (NM-MT 8), 240 Kaline (Nr/Mt), 247 Bench RC (SGC NM/MT 8), 250 Yastrzemski (Ex-Mt), 330 Maris (Nr/Mt), 355 Banks (Nr/Mt+), 370 Aaron AS (Ex-Mt), 374 Clemente AS (Nr/Mt), 408 Carlton (Nr/Mt), 480 Manager's Dream (Vg), 490 Superstars (NM-MT 8), 500 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 520 Brock (Ex-Mt+), 530 Bird Belters (NM-MT 8), and 575 Palmer (Ex). Additional graded: MINT 9 (3 cards): #193, 234, and 531. NM-MT+ 8.5 (1 card): #381 (SGC). NM-MT 8 (18 cards): #159, 180, 186, 285, 308, 310, 321, 334, 350 (SGC), 356, 360, 390, 464, 467, 493, 557, 569, and 598. This is an outstanding high-grade near-complete set (minus two) of one of the great 1960s Topps issues, loaded with Hall of Famers. The total SMR value for just the 27 graded cards (factoring in the one half grade at the lower whole-grade level) is $1,103. Total: 596 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Reserve $1,000.