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The 1952 complete set of Topps Baseball cards is valued at $100,000. The set includes the No. 407 Eddie Matthews rookie card worth $15,000. It also has the No. 311 Mickey Mantle card valued at $50,000, and the No. 1 Andy Pafko card at $7,500. This value is based on all cards in the set being in near-mint to mint condition.
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DevinThe 1968 Topps baseball card set consists of 598 standard size baseball cards. A complete set has a book value of about $3,000.00 in Near Mint condition and $750.00 - $1,500.00 in Very Good - Excellent condition. Key cards include: card number 177 - Jerry Koosman/Nolan Ryan RC, card number 247 - Johnny Bench RC, card number 280 - Mickey Mantle, and card number 490 - Super Stars - Killebrew/Mantle/Mays.
The 1957 Topps baseball card set consist of 407 baseball cards. A complete set in very good - excellent condition has a book value of about $3,000.-$6,000. and about $12,000 in near mint condition. Key cards in the set include: #1 - Ted Williams, #76 - Roberto Clemente, #95 - Mickey Mantle, #328 - Brooks Robinson RC, and card #407 - Yogi Berra/Mickey Mantle.
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Selling the set as a whole entity may not be the best way to maximize the potential selling value. Depending on who the prospective buyers are and if the key cards are in true, near-mint condition, the Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Berra, Matthews, Spahn, Robinson (Jackie), Clemente cards might fetch $4,000 by themselves. Several other cards like Snider, Campanella, Ford, are also in demand and would bring in decent prices.
Near mint condition cards of this vintage are actually quite rare since trading cards
of this era were largely purchased by kids 10-15 and normally handled a lot. Few youngsters who collected trading cards in the 1950's realized just how valuable these cards might one day be worth and so most neglected to treat them with special care. Thus there are very few pre 1960 cards in mint/near mint condition. True "near mint" condition means at least 2 sharp corners and
without flaw (good centering, no gum stains, no creases). Many trading cards that are offered for sale as " near mint " are actually " near-mint/excellent" i.e. having 4 tight corners as opposed to sharp corners. Consider that if cards are stored in a box or metal container over the years and are periodically handled, it is unlikely that all 4 corners will remain sharp. Normally, a decently-preserved card will have all 4 corners either tight or sharp. So to possess a card with 2 sharp corners would be a rarity. The serious collector will want assurance that the card(s) in question is "near mint" and not merely "near mint/excellent."
By the way, Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles did not play in the majors in 1957. He came up to Baltimore after the 1959 season after having an outstanding year with the AAA Vancouver Mounties, Baltimore's top farm club in those days.
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A complete set of 1960 Topps baseball cards (572 cards) has a book value of about $3,000.- $6,500. in excellent-near/mint condition. Cards in lesser condition will lower the value of the set accordingly.
The key cards in the set include card #148 Carl Yastrzemski RC, card #316 Willie McCovey RC, card #326 Roberto Clemente, card #350 Mickey Mantle, and card #563 Mickey Mantle AS. See Related Links below for a complete checklist.
Key cards in the set include: Card number 5 - Ted Williams, card number 31 - Hank Aaron, card number 33 - Roberto Clemente, card number 79 - Sandy Koufax, card number 130 - Willie Mays, and card number 135 - Mickey Mantle. Noted Rookie cards include: Walt Alston, Luis Aparicio, and Roger Craig.
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