Lot # 1551: 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 an attractive mixed-grade complete set of this classic set, which includes all the great stars of the era. Condition is 16% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt), 69% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 15% lesser. Keys: #1 Maris (Pr), 5 Koufax (Ex), 10 Clemente (Vg-Ex), 18 Manager's Dream (Pr), 25 Banks (Vg+), 30 Mathews (90/10 L/R, otherwise Ex), 45 B. Robinson (Ex), 50 Musial (PSA VG-EX 4), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Vg-Ex), 70 Killebrew (Pr-Fr), 99 Powell RC (0/100 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 100 Spahn (85/15 L/R, otherwise Ex), 139d Babe Hits 60/no pole in background (Vg), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Ex-Mt), 150 Kaline (Ex-Mt), 199 Perry RC (Pr-Fr), 200 Mantle (Pr), 218 Torre RC (Vg), 251 Yankees Team (Gd+), 300 Mays (Vg+), 310 Ford (Vg-Ex), 313 Maris Blast (Ex), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (Fr), 320 Aaron (Vg), 340 Drysdale (Vg-Ex), 350 F. Robinson (Vg), 360 Berra (Pr-Fr due to pencil on front), 387 Brock RC (Gd+), 394 Aaron AS (95/5 L/R, otherwise Vg), 395 Mays AS (Vg+), 401 Maris/Cepeda (Pr, laminated front and back), 425 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 471 Mantle AS (Pr-Fr), 500 Snider (0/100 T/B, otherwise Vg+), 505 Marichal (Ex), 530 Gibson (Vg), 544 McCovey (Gd), 545 Wilhelm (Gd+), 575 Schoendienst (Vg-Ex), 592 Bouton RC (Vg+), 594 Uecker RC (Fr), 596 Pepitone RC (Ex+), and 598 Hickman RC (Vg). Affordable, mostly mid-grade complete sets such as this are always extremely popular when available, as they represent such a tremendous collecting value. Total: 598 cards.