1963 Topps #252 Ron Santo [#] (Cubs)

Grade	NEAR MINT
Book Value	$ 10
Our Price	$ 14.95 Add to cart

1963 Topps #252 Ron Santo [#] (Cubs) cards value

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1910 Birds Series (T42/T43)

The 1910 bird series cards, particularly those within the T42 Mecca and related sets, offer a fascinating glimpse into early 20th-century popular culture and natural history. These cards, often distributed with tobacco products, featured beautifully rendered illustrations of various bird species, capturing the public's growing interest in ornithology. The sets were produced with either white or gold borders, and are popular with collectors. These cards are not only valued for their aesthetic appeal and historical significance, but also as a testament to the era's promotional practices. The cards give a great look into what the general public was interested in at that period of time.

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1971 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values

Topps continued to increase the size of their sets growing the 1971 set to 752 cards. The set was again issued in series with the semi-hi's (#524 to #643) are scarcer with the scarcest being the the huge number of high #s (#644 to #752). Making this set even more challenging was the fact that tons of the High #'s were SHORT PRINTED !!!
ROOKIES included Hall-of-Famer Bert Blyleven Steve Garvey, Dave Concepcion, Bobby Valentine, George Foster, Dusty Baker...

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Baseball card collecting terms (part G)

Grade/Condition Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, creases, print flaws ... all combine to determine a card's condition or grade. Along with rarity/scarcity it is the major factor in a card's value.

Graded Card As values increased the condition of cards and the determination of fakes and alterations became increasingly more important. Various companies became "graders" of your cards. For a fee they would grade your card (usually on a 1 to 10 scale) and then placed in a sealed plastic holder with labelling of the vital information.

From past experiences, most people are NOT HAPPY with the grades they receive. To keep values up, graders can be extremely picky. Things you don't see, they do so don't be surprized when the NEAR MINT card you send in ends up with an EX or EX/MINT grade.

There are TOO many grading companies - if you do, do choose carefully. PSA / SGC / GAI / BGS are some of the many companies. It is good to know that getting a card graded by a company that people do not recognize or respect will usually just cost you time and money and not help you in any way.

1963 Topps #252 Ron Santo [#] (Cubs)

1910 Birds Series (T42/T43)

1971 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

1971 Topps Baseball Cards
Checklist & Values