For overall photography, design and player selection I voted for 1971.
But my favorite is 1968 with 1969-72 a close second. These are the first sets that I collected as a youngster and are the only ones that have any nostalgic appeal for me. Without that they're just cardboard that people pay crazy dollars for.
I collect 1968-72 only. If I acquire other cards via trade or short sale then the money is used to upgrade those sets.
If I inherited a 1952 Mantle he'd be on the market before you could blink.
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"Collectors were supposedly enjoying the pure hobby of baseball card collecting, but they were also concerned with the monetary value of their collections." House of Cards by John Bloom, 1997.
Last edited by OlderTheBetter; 12-30-2018 at 10:34 AM.
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