Lot # 1656: 1972 Topps Near-Complete Set (778/787)

Very crisp and clean near-complete set consisting of 778 cards (out of 787) from the 1972 Topps series, one of the most popular Topps sets of the decade. Missing the following nine cards for completion: #188, 204, 288, 291, 316, 471, 492, 517, and 736. Condition is 24% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 57% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 19% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser). Ten cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Pirates (MINT 9), 33 Martin (NM-MT 8), 37 Yastrzemski (MINT 9), 45b Beckert/green under "C" and "S" (Ex+), 49 Mays (Ex due to centering), 50 Mays IA (Ex), 52 Killebrew IA (MINT 9), 79 Fisk RC (Ex), 100 F. Robinson (MINT 9), 117b James/green under "C" and "S" (Ex), 241 Fingers (MINT 9), 299 Aaron (NM-MT 8), 300 Aaron IA (10/90 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 309 Clemente (Vg-Ex+), 310 Clemente IA (Ex+), 433 Bench (Vg), 435 Jackson (NM-MT 8), 441 Munson (NM-MT 8), 445 Seaver (Ex-Mt due to centering), 550 B. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 559 Rose (Ex due to centering), 595 Ryan (Ex+), 686 Garvey (Vg-Ex+), 695 Carew (NM-MT 8), 696 Carew IA (Ex due to centering), 751 Carlton Traded (Vg-Ex+), 752 Morgan Traded (Vg-Ex), and 754 F. Robinson Traded (Vg-Ex). This is an extremely attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete set of one of the great classic Topps sets of the era! The SMR value for just the ten PSA-graded cards is $1,793. Total: 778 cards.