1962 Topps PSA-Graded Complete Set (598) Plus 32 Variations

Sold For:

$108,000

Year:

1962

Auction:

2024 Spring

Lot #:

1552

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1960s Cards

This is one of dozens of high-grade complete sets available in this auction, each of which was painstakingly built by our consignor, who is featured in one of our Consignor Stories available here. Presented is an exceptionally attractive and unusually high-grade complete set of 1962 Topps, one of the most popular and classic of all baseball-card sets, entirely graded and encapsulated by PSA. The 1962 Topps set has a well-deserved reputation for being the era's most condition-sensitive issue. The flush-to-the-border brown wood-grain design of the 1962 Topps set makes this issue particularly susceptible to edge and corner wear and makes the assembly of high-grade sets all the more difficult. This is a stunning high-grade complete set of this classic issue, highlighted by Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Sandy Koufax. This particular set includes all fifteen significant variations (both variations for #22, 129, 132, 134, 147, 174, 176, 190, 192, 441, 458, 462, 516; and both Reniff variations for #139). It also includes eighteen green tint photo variations from the second series (#110-196): #110, 111, 120, 124, 125, 133, 134, 141, 151, 152, 161, 164, 170, 171, 172, 180, 187, and 191. This set consists of thirteen MINT 9s, thirty-nine NM-MT+ 8.5s, 571 NM-MT 8s, and three NM 7s. PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (13 cards): #49, 98, 114, 119, 126, 245, 251 Yankees Team, 395 Mays AS, 397, 466, 557, 560, and 563. NM-MT+ 8.5 (39 cards): #43, 92, 129/plain, 174/cap, 180/green, 208, 211, 246, 302, 327, 327, 333, 334, 335, 339, 358, 361, 367, 370, 376, 380, 384, 389, 392, 409, 423, 427, 434, 473, 475 Ford, 496, 515, 518, 521, 522, 546, 551, 552, 553, and 571. NM-MT 8 (571 cards): Including #1 Maris, 5 Koufax, 10 Clemente, 18 Manager's Dream, 22a, 22b, 25 Banks, 30 Mathews, 45 B. Robinson, 50 Musial, 53 AL HR Ldrs, 70 Killebrew, 100 Spahn, 110, 110/green, 111, 111/green, 120, 120/green, 124, 124/green, 125, 125/green, 129/pinstripe, 132/no insert, 132/insert, 133, 133/green, 134, 134/green, 139a Reniff/pitching, 139b Reniff/portrait, 139c Babe Hits 60, 140 Gehrig/Ruth, 141, 141/green, 147/portrait, 147/pitching, 150 Kaline, 151, 151/green, 152, 152/green, 161, 161/green, 164, 164/green, 167 McCarver RC, 170, 170/green, 171, 171/green, 172, 172/green, 174/no cap, 176/portrait, 176/batting, 180, 187, 190/cap, 190/no cap, 191, 192a, 192b, 199 Perry RC, 218 Torre RC, 288 Williams, 310 Ford, 313 Maris Blast, 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle, 320 Aaron, 340 Drysdale, 350 F. Robinson, 360 Berra, 387 Brock RC, 394 Aaron AS, 401 Maris/Cepeda, 425 Yastrzemski, 441/large, 441/small, 458/plain, 458/"M", 462/plain, 462/"W", 471 Mantle AS, 500 Snider, 505 Marichal, 516/yellow, 516/white, 530 Gibson, 544 McCovey, 545 Wilhelm, 575 Schoendienst, 592 Bouton RC, 594 Uecker RC, 596 Pepitone RC, and 598 Hickman RC. NM 7 (3 cards): #200 Mantle, 300 Mays, and 349. As suggested by the extraordinary grades and condition composite above, this is a crisp and stunning complete set of this classic early 1960s Topps issue with exceptional eye-appeal. This set obviously has tremendous break value. The total SMR value for the individual cards is $64,877, which in our experience is a fraction of what the recent sales prices add up to in total. Total: 630 cards (complete set of 598 plus 32 variations). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $10,000.