Lot # 1712: 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 set, which includes all the great stars of the era. Condition is 16% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 72% Ex to Ex-Mt, 12% Vg to Vg-Ex. We have selected four cards to be professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC. Keys: #1 Maris (15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 5 Koufax (15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt+), 10 Clemente (EX/NM+ 6.5), 18 Manager's Dream (10/90 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 25 Banks (Vg), 30 Mathews (15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt+), 45 B. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 50 Musial (Nr/Mt), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Ex+), 70 Killebrew (Ex), 99 Powell RC (Ex-Mt), 100 Spahn (Ex), 139d Babe Hits 60/no pole in background (Gd), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Ex-Mt), 150 Kaline (Vg-Ex), 199 Perry RC (Vg+), 200 Mantle (EX+ 5.5), 218 Torre RC (Ex), 251 Yankees Team (Ex), 300 Mays (Ex), 310 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 313 Maris Blast (Ex-Mt), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (Ex-Mt+), 320 Aaron (NM 7), 340 Drysdale (15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex), 350 F. Robinson (Ex), 360 Berra (Ex+), 387 Brock RC (EX 5), 394 Aaron AS (Ex-Mt), 395 Mays AS (Ex-Mt), 401 Maris/Cepeda (Ex), 425 Yastrzemski (10/90 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 471 Mantle AS (15/85 L/R, otherwise Ex), 500 Snider (Vg-Ex), 505 Marichal (Ex-Mt), 530 Gibson (0/100 T/B, otherwise Ex+), 544 McCovey (Nr/Mt+), 545 Wilhelm (0/100 T/B, otherwise Ex), 575 Schoendienst (Ex-Mt), 592 Bouton RC (Ex), 594 Uecker RC (Ex), 596 Pepitone RC (Ex-Mt), and 598 Hickman RC (Vg). Very attractive mid- to high-grade complete sets such as this are always extremely popular when available. Total: 598 cards.