Lot # 1585: 1963 Topps Near-Complete Master Set (580/583) with 79 Graded Cards

Presented is a near-complete master set of 1963 Topps baseball, consisting of 574 of the 576 cards in a basic set plus six of the seven variations (#29, 54, 102, 341, 431, and 454) as documented in the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards. Included are an additional 10 uncatalogued minor variations (#39, 52, 121, 274, 362, 386, 387, 413, 439, and 445). Missing only #200 Mantle, 509a Checklist/copyright centered, and 537 Rose for completion. Highlighted by the rookie card of Willie Stargell, this 1963 Topps collection also includes many additional key star cards in the difficult high-number series, including Roberto Clemente and Duke Snider. Seventy-nine cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (74), SGC (4), and GAI (1). Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (43 cards): #1 (SGC), 42, 85, 106, 108, 150, 178, 182, 191, 229, 253, 300 Mays, 303, 339, 340 Berra (GAI), 372, 377, 379, 386, 390 Aaron, 393, 394, 396, 399, 404, 410, 419, 420, 421, 439, 440 Marichal, 442, 443, 444, 446 Ford, 464, 472 Brock, 490 McCovey, 498, 513, 531, 540 Clemente, and 547. NM+ 7.5 (1 card): #9. NM 7 (35 cards): #4, 6, 25 Kaline, 29b, 98, 99, 101, 104, 115 Yastrzemski,126, 140, 173 Bombers' Best Mantle/Richardson/Tresh (SGC), 183, 210 Koufax (SGC), 245 Hodges, 252 Santo, 318, 362, 378, 380 Banks (SGC), 381, 398, 400 F. Robinson, 407, 408, 412, 423, 432, 436, 449, 455, 470, 488, 535, and 553 Stargell RC. The condition of the 511-card unencapsulated balance is 50% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 44% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 6% Gd to Vg (including a couple with a slight trim). Unencapsulated Keys: #18 Buc Blasters (Ex-Mt), 120 Maris (Ex+), 138 Mays/Musial (Nr/Mt), 228 Oliva RC (Ex-Mt+), 242 Banks/Aaron (Ex-Mt+), 247 Yankees Team (Ex+), 250 Musial (Ex+), 275 Mathews (100/0 centering on reverse, otherwise Nr/Mt), 320 Spahn (Nr/Mt), 345 B. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 360 Drysdale (Vg-Ex), 415 Gibson (Ex), 466 Freehan RC (Nr/Mt), 473 Mets Team (Nr/Mt-Mt), 500 Killebrew SP (Vg-Ex), and 550 Snider (Nr/Mt). Extremely attractive and mostly high-grade near-complete master set. The equivalent SMR value for just 78 of the graded cards (factoring in the half grade at the lower whole-grade level and not including the GAI-graded card) is $10,414. Total: 590 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.