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Posted By: peter chao

Guys,

Another book that helped me develope my collecting tastes was Baseball's Top 500 by Krause Publications published in 1999. The book was timely because it was celebrating a 100 years of baseball. It was more than a list of 500 cards, it was a checklist of 500 great baseball stars.

Almost every hall of famer was checklisted. The remaining players were mostly on the cusp of being in the Hall. Included checklists of both Joe Jackson and Hal Chase. There was also checklists of some contemporary stars. The listed cards also had prices to them, but they have been quickly outdated.

But in addition to the checklists, there were also short biographies of the players and their stats. I consider this book important for the beginning vintage collector. At least I considered it important enough to purchase two books. The first book I used the checklists the way they were intended and marked up the boxes next to the cards.

The second book I kept in near mint condition just because...

Peter C.