Lot # 1479: 1960 Topps Complete Set (572)

Presented is a complete set of 1960 Topps baseball, which was Topps' last horizontal issue, highlighted by the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Carl Yastrzemski and Willie McCovey. Many of the biggest stars, including Mantle, Mays, and Aaron, appear in the set more than once due to the All-Star card series. Mantle has three cards in this set, as he also appears on the #160 "Rival All-Stars" card with Ken Boyer. Condition is 26% Ex to Ex-Mt (approximately two-thirds Ex and including a couple Nr/Mt), 54% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 20% lesser (including a couple with a slight trim). Keys: #1 Wynn (Pr), 7 Mays/Rigney (Pr), 10 Banks (Pr), 28 B. Robinson (Fr-Gd), 35 Ford (Vg), 50 Kaline (Gd), 73 Gibson (Fr), 136 Kaat RC (Vg+), 148 Yastrzemski RC (0/100 L/R, otherwise Vg), 160 Mantle/Boyer (Vg), 200 Mays (Fr-Gd), 210 Killebrew (Fr), 250 Musial (Gd+), 300 Aaron (Pr-Fr), 316 McCovey RC (Pr), 326 Clemente (trimmed, otherwise Vg), 332 Yankees Team (Vg-Ex), 343 Koufax (slight miscut and small mark on right border, otherwise Vg), 350 Mantle (Pr), 377 Maris (Pr), 420 Mathews (Pr-Fr), 445 Spahn (Vg), 450 Cepeda (Pr), 475 Drysdale (Vg-Ex), 480 Berra (very small pen mark on reverse, otherwise Gd+), 490 F. Robinson (Ex), 493 Snider (Vg), 554 McCovey AS (trimmed, otherwise Vg+), 560 Banks AS (Pr), 561 Kaline AS (Pr), 563 Mantle AS (Pr-Fr), 564 Mays AS (Vg), 565 Maris AS (Fr), and 566 Aaron AS (Pr). This is an attractive mixed-grade complete set which, in addition to all the special cards and scarce high numbers (#507-572), is loaded with Hall of Famers and stars from the 1960s. Total: 572 cards.