Lot # 1690: High-Grade 1961 Topps Complete Set (587) Including 399 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Presented is a very sharp-looking complete set of one of the era's most popular issues, crisp and clean throughout. The 1961 Topps set includes five different Mickey Mantle cards and was Topps' first venture into the popular League Leader subset. The Most Valuable Player subset, an extremely difficult high-number run, and the rookie cards of Juan Marichal, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo also highlight this set. A total of 399 cards (68% of the set) have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (391), SGC (6), and GAI (2). PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (56 cards): #12, 15 (OC), 22, 24, 29, 33, 34, 61, 66, 72, 77, 78, 79, 88, 94, 98, 105, 108, 109, 121 (PD), 168, 172, 192, 199, 215, 248 (OC), 253, 257, 279, 296, 297, 304, 314, 329, 330, 338, 339, 364, 389, 434, 441, 452, 463 Fisher, 464, 466, 479, 481, 483, 493 Zimmer, 502, 505 Schoendienst, 514, 562, 569, 574 Aparicio AS, and 584. NM-MT+ 8.5 (13 cards): #31, 39, 87, 104, 115, 163, 225, 281, 458, 495 Howard, 518, 547 (SGC 92), and 550. NM-MT 8 (220 cards): #6, 10 B. Robinson, 13, 14, 16, 19, 21, 25, 26, 32, 36, 38, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 69, 71, 73, 75, 76, 82, 83, 84, 85, 89 Martin, 91, 95, 97, 99, 102, 103, 106 Herzog, 116, 117 (ST), 120 Mathews, 124, 126, 127, 129, 132, 139, 144, 149, 152, 158, 161, 165, 167, 174, 181, 188, 189, 195 (PD), 196, 197, 198, 203, 205, 206, 208, 211 Gibson (OC), 212, 216, 220, 221, 227, 229, 231, 234, 235, 237, 238, 240, 245, 252, 258, 259, 260 Drysdale, 261, 262, 266, 270, 272, 273, 276, 277, 278, 283, 288, 290 Musial, 293, 298, 303, 305 (ST), 306, 315, 316, 317, 320, 322, 324, 327, 331, 332, 333, 335, 336, 340 (ST), 343, 344 Koufax (OC), 346, 347, 350 Banks, 353, 355, 357, 358, 360 F. Robinson, 361, 363, 366, 369, 370 (ST), 376, 378, 380 Minoso, 381, 382, 384, 385, 387, 392, 396, 397, 398, 399, 403, 404, 406 Mantle Blasts HR, 409 (OC), 410, 417 Marichal RC, 418, 420, 421, 423, 424, 427, 430, 432, 433, 437, 440 Aparicio, 446, 447, 451, 454, 456, 460 Hodges, 462, 465, 467, 468, 469, 473, 474, 478 Maris MVP, 480 Campanella MVP, 485 Banks MVP, 488, 492, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 503, 507, 508, 510, 512, 516, 517 McCovey, 521, 532, 535, 537, 539, 540, 544, 545 Wilhelm, 549, 551, 553, 558, 561, 563, 565, 566, 571 Mazeroski AS, 572 B. Robinson AS, 575 Banks AS, 580 Kaline AS, 581 F. Robinson AS, 583, 585, 586 Ford AS, and 589 Spahn AS. NM+ 7.5 (7 cards): #53, 74, 255, 453, 477 Fox MVP, 524, and 570 Fox AS (SGC 86). NM 7 (91 cards): #20 Roberts, 23, 28, 41, 44 AL HR Ldrs, 60, 64, 70, 92, 100, 101, 107, 112, 114, 145, 146 (OC), 147, 148, 154, 155, 159, 162 (GAI), 164, 175, 180 Richardson, 182 (GAI), 185, 187, 193, 194, 201, 209, 213, 217, 218, 222, 226, 239, 247, 264, 267, 268, 280, 289, 319, 323, 326, 334, 337, 341, 359, 367, 371, 377, 390, 393, 395, 400, 402, 405 Gehrig Benched, 408, 412, 416, 422, 428, 435 Cepeda, 448, 449, 450, 463 Braves, 475 Mantle MVP (SGC), 486, 487, 509, 511, 515, 519, 522, 523, 525, 526, 527, 533, 534, 536, 554, 557, 560, 568, 573, and 576 Maris AS (OC). EX-MT+ 6.5 (2 cards): #243 and 401 Ruth Hits 60th. EX-MT 6 (4 cards): #137, 254, 415 Aaron, and 457. EX 5 (5 cards): #150 Mays (SGC), 388 Clemente, 543, 555, and 578 Mantle AS (SGC). GOOD+ 2.5 (1 card): #300 Mantle (SGC). Condition of the 188-card unencapsulated balance is 40% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 54% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 6% slightly lesser (including a couple with a slight trim and one altered). Unencapsulated Keys: #2 Maris (Nr/Mt), 35 Santo RC (Vg-Ex+), 80 Killebrew (Ex), 141 B. Williams RC (2/98 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 160 Ford (Ex), 200 Spahn (erasure marks on right border, otherwise Nr/Mt), 228 Yankees Team (Ex), 287 Yastrzemski (Ex due to centering), 307 Mantle WS Gm. 2 (Ex), 425 Berra (Vg-Ex+), 429 Kaline (Ex-Mt), 443 Snider (Ex), 482 Mays MVP (Vg-Ex+), 484 Aaron MVP (Ex-Mt due to centering), 577 Aaron AS (Ex+), and 579 Mays AS (15/85 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt). 1961 will always be remembered as a "magical year" in baseball history, and a high-grade complete set of 1961 Topps as offered here will always be a highly prized "time capsule." The equivalent SMR value for just 384 of the graded cards (not including the 13 PSA-qualified cards and the two GAI-graded cards and factoring in the 22 half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $19,727. Total: 587 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.