1972 Topps - Starter Set/Lot (380) diff with (16) Hall-of-Famers
Mixed grade. Over 80% EX to EX/MINT, stars POOR to VG. With Hank Aaron,Tom Seaver,Ted Williams,Thurman Munsinn,Orlando Cepeda,Billy Williams, (11) Teams/Playoffs, (8) scarce Hi#s, (13) semi-hi's & more !!!
Book Value |
$ 1,500 |
Our Price |
n/a
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1955 / 1959 / 1960 Armour Hot Dog Coins Checklist & Values
When I was a kid, I loved grocery shopping with my mom in the
hope that I would find my next favorite food - you know the one,
of course the one that came with baseball cards !!!
Well thanks to Armour, back in 1955 kids were able to enjoy hot dogs
along with their baseball collectibles.
1955 was the first of 3 years that Armour released near exactly
similar coins, 1955, 1959 & 1960. The 1-1/2 inch plastic coins came in
a large variety of colors including several rare with perhaps even
some 1-of-1's !!!
Six "common" colors (aqua,navy,pale green,orange,red & yellow)
along with the "scarce" colors (black,dark green,lime green,pale blue,tan,
gold,silver,pale orange & pink (some call peach)) made collecting a
"master" set nearly impossible. Add in the many variations
(some found 50 years after release) and you can imagine the task.
For a detailed article on the 1955, 1959 and 1960 Armour baseball coins
be sure to check out sportscollectorsdaily.
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1955 / 1959 / 1960 Armour Baseball Coins checklist and values
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1953 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values
The 1953 Topps set is a collection of gorgeous portraits drawn by the
leading sports artists of the day. Key cards in the 1953 Topps set
include: Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays & Satchel Paige.
Satchel Paige had his name spelled incorrectly (2 'L') on the card front.
As with all Topps sets from the 1950's & 1960's, 1953 Topps was issued in
series, (#1-85, #86-165, #166-220 & #221-280) with the final series
"High Numbers" the least produced, least available and thus the most costly.
Topps and Bowman still at war likely accounts for the 6 missing #'s
from the High Number series.
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1953 Topps Baseball card checklist, values and prices.
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Are sports cards valuable ?
Like all collectibles, over time some sports cards go down in value,
others go up and some can even become very valuable.
Card values are based on many factors:
player popularity, scarcity, condition & collector interest.
A card can be scarce but without demand value may not be great.
Q: What are some ways to collect cards ?
* Complete sets by year & issue
* Cards of your favorite player
* Cards of your favorite team "TEAM SETS"
* Rookie cards
* Hall-of-Famer cards
* I even had a girlfriend that collected Don Mossi (checkout his ears),
players whose last name start with "Z", and the Brett brothers George &
Ken (she had a crush on George).
* "TYPE COLLECTING" (everyone should at least do a little of this !)
"Type Collecting"
is collecting at least one of each different "type" of issue.
On scarcer issues you can add a less expensive common
while on others you can select your favorite player or team.