Lot # 1401: 1962 Topps Complete Set (598)

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 very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic set, which includes all the great stars of the era. Condition is 34% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (approximately two-thirds Ex-Mt), 60% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 6% Gd to Vg. Keys: #1 Maris (Vg+), 5 Koufax (Vg-Ex), 10 Clemente (Vg-Ex), 18 Manager's Dream (Ex+), 25 Banks (Ex), 30 Mathews (Ex+), 45 B. Robinson (Ex+), 50 Musial (Ex-Mt), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Ex+), 70 Killebrew (Ex), 99 Powell RC (Ex-Mt+), 100 Spahn (Ex-Mt), 139d Babe Hits 60/no pole in background (Vg-Ex), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Vg-Ex+), 150 Kaline (Ex-Mt), 199 Perry RC (Ex-Mt+), 200 Mantle (Ex-Mt), 218 Torre RC (Ex-Mt+), 251 Yankees Team (Ex-Mt), 300 Mays (Ex due mostly to centering), 310 Ford (Ex+), 313 Maris Blast (Ex-Mt), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (75/25 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 320 Aaron (Vg-Ex+), 340 Drysdale (Ex-Mt), 350 F. Robinson (Ex+), 360 Berra (Ex), 387 Brock RC (Ex-Mt), 394 Aaron AS (Ex), 395 Mays AS (Ex-Mt), 401 Maris/Cepeda (Ex-Mt), 425 Yastrzemski (Nr/Mt), 471 Mantle AS (Ex-Mt), 500 Snider (Ex due mostly to centering), 505 Marichal (0/100 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex), 530 Gibson (Ex), 544 McCovey (25/75 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 545 Wilhelm (Ex+), 575 Schoendienst (25/75 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 592 Bouton RC (Ex), 594 Uecker RC (Ex), 596 Pepitone RC (Ex), and 598 Hickman RC (Vg-Ex). This is a very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic set, which includes all the great stars of the era. Total: 598 cards.