1965 Topps #166 Tommie Agee ROOKIE (Indians)
Also with George Culver.
| Grade |
NM/MINT to MINT |
| Book Value |
n/a |
| Our Price |
$ 9.95
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1960 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values
1960's top rookie was Red Sox great Hall-of-Famer Carl Yastrzemski.
Another Hall-of-Famer was pitcher Jim Kaat. Kaat had an incredible
baseball career. Check him out on Wiki and you'll also see why he
gets my vote as the greatest golfer of all-time.
Another rookie card is Hall-of-Famer Willie McCovey with the Giants
and then Frank Howard who was a GIANT (of a man, he was huge).
Such a great crop that future .363 hitting Batting Champ Tommy Davis
barely makes this list.
As was normal back then, the 1960 Topps baseball card set was released
in series and ended up with the usual very scarce high #s. Making it
even more interesting, like their 1959 issue, Topps again put their
special All-Star subset, stuffed with Hall-of-Famers like Mantle &
Mays, in the very scarce high# series.
Two last things and I'll let you go.
Cards #375 thru #440 came in (2) variations. The more common
gray-backs and the somewhat scarcer white-backs. Cards #507
thru #572 were quite scarce high #s.
Other issues you may be interested in:
1960 Fleer Baseball Greats checklist, values and prices.
1960 Leaf Baseball checklist, values and prices.
1960 Nu-Card Hi-Lites checklist, values and prices.
1959 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
1960 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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1961 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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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.