Regarding high numbers: for the Topps sets here's a list of the various high and other short printed series that I once compiled and tagged onto my "want-list" - the number of $dollar$ signs associated with each card number range is my estimation of their relative scarcity/value.
1952 ($1-80 $251-310 $$$$311-407) | 1953 ($221-280) || 1954 ($51-75) || 1955 ($151-160 $$161-210) || 1956 ($181-260) || 1957 ($265-352) || 1958 ($1-110) || 1959 ($1-110 $$507-572) || 1960 ($441-506 $$507-572) || 1961 ($447-522 $$523-589) || 1962 ($447-522 $$523-598) || 1963 ($$447-522 $523-576) || 1964 ($371-522 $$523-587) || 1965 ($371-598) || 1966 ($371-446 $$447-522 $$$ 523-598) || 1967 ($371-457 $$458-533 $$$534-609) || 1968 ($458-598) || 1969 ($589-664) || 1970 ($634-720) || 1971 ($644-752) || 1972 ($657-787) || 1973 ($529-660)
And a couple of Bowmans (maybe someone else can supply other years if you need them), 1953 color ($$113-128 $129-160) || 1955 ($$225-320)
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