1969-1970 Topps Basketball Complete Set (99): #4 PSA Set Registry (8.77 GPA)

Sold For:

$336,000

Year:

1969

Auction:

2024 Spring

Lot #:

14

Category:

Basketball Cards or Memorabilia

Presented is an exceptional, ultra high-grade complete 99-card set of 1969-1970 Topps basketball entirely graded and encapsulated by PSA. This is by far the finest and highest-grade complete set of this classic issue we have ever offered! This set represents Topps' first large-scale basketball effort in more than a decade (since its first issue in 1957) and is extremely popular with collectors due to its size, design, and star selection. This classic set features all the stars of the era, including rookie cards of Hall of Famers Lew Alcindor, John Havlicek, and Walt Frazier, and stars such as Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Elgin Baylor. This set consists of an astounding eighty-two MINT 9s, six NM-MT+ 8.5s, and eleven NM-MT 8s. This set is registered as the fourth highest-graded set on the PSA Set Registry with an impressive overall GPA of 8.77. A staggering 55 of the 99 cards are the highest-graded examples on record. When the "Top Pop Bonus" applied by PSA is taken into consideration, the GPA swells to 9.22 overall. This is an outstanding ultra high-grade set. PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (82 cards): #2 Goodrich RC, 3, 4, 5 Howell, 6, 9, 10 Thurmond RC, 12 Johnson RC, 13, 14, 15 Hawkins RC, 16, 17, 20 Havlicek RC, 21, 22, 23, 24 Attles, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 36, 37, 38 Rodgers, 39, 40 Cunningham RC, 43 Bradley RC, 44 Wilkens RC, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 Robertson, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 Bing RC, 56 Unseld RC, 57, 58, 59, 60 Reed RC, 61 Silas RC, 63, 64, 65 Hudson RC, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75 Hayes RC, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 Monroe RC, 81, 82 Nelson RC, 83, 84 Greer, 85 DeBusschere RC, 86, 87, 88, 89 Boozer, 90 West, 91 Walker RC, 92, 93, 94, 95 Bellamy, 96, 97, and 98 Frazier RC. NM-MT+ 8.5 (6 cards): #11, 31, 33, 35 Baylor, 41, and 62. NM-MT 8 (11 cards): #1 Chamberlain, 7, 8, 18, 19, 25 Alcindor RC, 32, 42, 45 Lucas RC, 74, and 99 Checklist. The cards have bright colors, strong corners, and an overall pack-fresh quality. This is a remarkably consistent and extremely attractive complete set of this popular 1960s basketball-card issue that would be a worthy addition to even the most advanced collection. Total: 99 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $100,000.