Lot # 1548: 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-grade complete set of this classic set, which includes all the great stars of the era. Condition is 17% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex and including a couple Nr/Mt), 74% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 9% lesser. Eight cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Maris (Vg-Ex), 5 Koufax (NM 7), 10 Clemente (EX-MT 6), 18 Manager's Dream (Vg+), 25 Banks (Gd), 30 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 45 B. Robinson (Gd+), 50 Musial (Vg-Ex), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Vg+), 70 Killebrew (Pr), 99 Powell RC (Vg-Ex+), 100 Spahn (Vg), 139d Babe Hits 60/no pole in background (miscut left edge, otherwise Vg), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Vg+, green tint), 150 Kaline (Vg, green tint), 199 Perry RC (Ex), 200 Mantle (Vg), 218 Torre RC (Gd), 251 Yankees Team (Gd+), 300 Mays (Vg-Ex), 310 Ford (5/95 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 313 Maris Blast (Vg), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (Vg-Ex), 320 Aaron (EX-MT 6), 337 (EX-MT 6), 340 Drysdale (Gd+), 350 F. Robinson (Vg+), 360 Berra (Vg-Ex), 387 Brock RC (EX 5), 394 Aaron AS (Vg), 395 Mays AS (Vg+), 401 Maris/Cepeda (Vg-Ex), 425 Yastrzemski (EX 5), 471 Mantle AS (slight trim, otherwise Vg+), 500 Snider (Vg+), 505 Marichal (Vg), 530 Gibson (15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex+), 544 McCovey (EX+ 5.5), 545 Wilhelm (VG-EX 4), 575 Schoendienst (Vg-Ex), 592 Bouton RC (Vg), 594 Uecker RC (Vg), 596 Pepitone RC (Vg), and 598 Hickman RC. Attractive mid-grade complete sets such as this are always extremely popular when available, as they represent such a tremendous collecting value. Total: 598 cards.