Lot # 1711: 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- to high-grade complete set of this classic issue, which includes all the great stars of the era. Includes two of the four variations of #139. Condition is 20% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 72% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 8% Gd to Vg (including a couple lesser, a few that measure small, and a couple with a slight miscut). Keys: #1 Maris (Ex), 5 Koufax (Ex), 10 Clemente (Ex), 18 Manager's Dream (Ex), 25 Banks (Ex-Mt), 30 Mathews (Vg-Ex+), 45 B. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), 50 Musial (Ex), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Ex), 70 Killebrew (Ex-Mt), 99 Powell RC (Vg-Ex), 100 Spahn (Vg-Ex), 139b Reniff/pitching (Ex), 139c Babe Hits 60/pole in background (measures small, otherwise Ex+), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Vg-Ex+), 150 Kaline (Ex-Mt), 199 Perry RC (Ex), 200 Mantle (trimmed, otherwise Ex), 218 Torre RC (Ex), 251 Yankees Team (Vg+), 300 Mays (smoothed out corners from storage in a screw-down holder, otherwise Ex+), 310 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 313 Maris Blast (Ex), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (Vg-Ex+), 320 Aaron (Ex), 340 Drysdale (Vg-Ex), 350 F. Robinson (Ex), 353 Mazeroski (Vg-Ex+), 360 Berra (Ex+), 387 Brock RC (Ex), 394 Aaron AS (Ex-Mt), 395 Mays AS (Nr/Mt), 401 Maris/Cepeda (Ex), 425 Yastrzemski (85/15 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 471 Mantle AS (Ex), 500 Snider (Ex), 505 Marichal (Ex), 530 Gibson (Vg-Ex), 544 McCovey (Ex), 545 Wilhelm (Ex), 575 Schoendienst (Ex due to centering), 592 Bouton RC (Ex), 594 Uecker RC (Ex+), 596 Pepitone RC (Ex-Mt), and 598 Hickman RC (Vg-Ex+). Very attractive mid- to high-grade complete sets such as this are always extremely popular when available, as they represent such a tremendous collecting value. Total: 599 cards (set of 598 plus one variation).