What is your favorite set from each decade?

[zljones]

What would be your favorite set of cards from each year maybe because of rarity, the players, or the design etc....

Mine:

2010s:none don't collect from
2000s:none don't collect from
1990s:1991 Donruss, love the design, rated rookies, and Donruss Elite
1980s:1986 Donruss, love the design, rated rookies
1970s:1972 Topps love the design
1960s:1963 Topps love the floating heads and Pete Rose rookie card
1950s:1956 topps just like 54 and 55 topps only better looking
1940s:1941 Playball love the color and the shadow
1930s:1934 Goudey tied with 1934-36 Diamond Stars gorgeous design and color
1920s:none don't collect
1910s: T205 just gorgeous
1900s:E107 love the rarities too bad I can't afford any
19th century:N162 Goodwin Champs beautiful cards

[Teamsets4u]

19th Century: 1887 Gypsy Queen I have always loved them.
1900's: 1909 Rose Company Postcards Great design
1910's: 1916 Tango Eggs Got a friend that collects them
1920's: 1929 Kashin Publications Love the size and pitcures
1930's: 1934 Tarzan Bread Clyde Manion was my first pre war card.
1940's: 1949 Leaf Satchell Paige is one of my favorite cards.
1950's: 1952 Red Man like the colors.
1960's: 1967 Topps Birth year set.
1970's: 1978 RC Cola Cans Drank alot of soda as a kid.
1980's: 1989 Topps Talking Baseball Spent many hours listening to these.
1990's: 1990 Topps Tiffany The set that I broke into team sets and sold on ebay to get me back into the hobby.
2000's: 2001 Topps Archive New cards of old players.
2010's: 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Reminds me of the original.

[glchen]

2010s:
2000s:
1990s:
1980s: 1984 Donruss
1970s: 1971 Topps
1960s: 1964 Topps
1950s: 1952 Topps
1940s: 1946 Propagandas Montiel
1930s: 1933 Goudey
1920s: 1926-29 Exhibits
1910s: 1914 Cracker Jack
1900s: E107
19th century:

[brianp-beme]

My Pre-WW2 vintage only list

2010s:
2000s:
1990s:
1980s:
1970s:
1960s:
1950s:
1940s: 1941 Playball - hey, they qualify, just barely
1930s: 1934-36 Diamond Stars - art decopage
1920s: W503 - love the crisp and unique photos
1910s: 1911 Obak - has just a few more incredible looking cards than the 1910 set
1900s: E95 - great looking set with the big stars of the day
19th century: N162 -most beautiful set that exists - anyone have a spare Kelly?

Brian

[terjung]

1940s: 1940 Play Ball
1930s: 1933 Goudey
1920s: E121
1910s: M101-6 (Felix Mendelson)
1900s: E107
19th c: N300

[kmac32]

E121 for the 20's
T207 for the 10's
Topps for 50's to current

[Robextend]

1940s: 1948 Bowman
1930s: 1933 Goudey
1920s: Any of the Exhibit Sets
1910s: T3
1900s: E107
19th c: Allen & Ginter

[dog*dirt]

Many great sets out there..

40's- 49 Leaf
30's- DeLong
20's- E126
10's- T3
0's- 1905 American League Champions Postcards

[Fred]

I'm basing these on aestheitics and the players available in the set. I'm very vanilla in my picks

1880's: Old Judges
1890's: Mayos - N300
1900's: W600 (ok, it's not a card)
1910's: Cracker Jacks (both years)
1920's: 1921 Exhibits (oh no, shoot me, it's not a card)
1930's: 1933 Goudey's
1940's: 1940 Play Ball
1950's: Toss up - '53 Topps, '53 Color Bowmans
1960's: Topps
1970's: Topps

[iwantitiwinit]

2010s:
2000s:
1990s:
1980s:
1970s:1970 Topps
1960s:1967 Topps (first pack I received as a kid)
1950s:1953 Topps
1940s:1948 Bowman
1930s:
1920s:
1900's - 1910's T206

[Brian Van Horn]

Wishy washy answer:
1930's-4 way tie-US Caramel, Butter Cream, Uncle Jack and DeLong
1920's-5 way tie-W503, Schapira Brothers Big Show Candy, Star Candy, Oxford Confectionery and Wm Paterson.
1910's 4 way tie-Tip Top Bread, M101-4/5, D381 Fleischmann/Ferguson Bakery and 1915 W-Unc (both variations)

[novakjr]

19th C:Harper's woodcuts(not cards, but very enjoyable and affordable)
1900s:t206
1910s:Hassan Triple folds.
1920s:1929 Kashin
1930s:1933 Goudey
1940s:1941 Double Play('49 bowman very close)
1950s:1957 Topps
1960s:best looking-1965 Topps/personal fav. 1960 topps.
1970s:1975 topps
1980s:1989 Upper Deck/1984 Donruss
1990s:1991 Topps Desert Shield
2000s:2001 Bowman Chrome
2010s:way too early to tell.

[tedzan]

19th Century......1888 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS (N162)





1909-1910 all-SOVEREIGN complete set





1911 T201





1922 E120 American Caramel




1933 GOUDEY





1941 PLAY BALL




POST WWII ............


1949 LEAF complete set (101 cards)



1952 TOPPS (near complete master set....500+ cards)



1953 BOWMAN


1967 TOPPS





AND......

1973 (or 1974) TOPPS

1984 DONRUSS


TED Z

[abothebear]

I was just thinking about this subject this week, trying to narrow down some sets by decade I may try to put together this coming year. *s are by those I won't be putting together but like the design.


1920s: W560 two-colors, because I have a couple.
1930s: Gold Medal Foods, my two favorite teams in a small affordable set.
1940s: *1948-49 Leaf graphically striking
1950s: I like checklist of the 1952 Red Man, but I like the post-52 design.
1960s: 1964 (and 62) Auravision, cool photos, and its a record!
1970s: 1978, birth year and hosts many '84 Tigers' RCs.
1980s: 1984 Fleer, my first baseball cards. I like the 1980 Topps design.

[bbcard1]

2010s: Allen & Ginter products
2000s: Gallery Product
1990s: 1994 SP
1980s: 1983 Topps
1970s: 1971 Topps
1960s: 1961 Topps
1950s: 1956 Topps
1940s: 1941 Double Play
1930s: DeLongs
1920s: None
1910s: T205s

[E93]

1880's - N167 Old Judge
1890's - Just So Tobacco
1900's - T206
1910's - E93 (or 1915 Cracker Jack)
1920's - They made cards in the '20's ?
1930's - '33 Goudey
1940's - '41 Play Ball
1950's - '51, '53 Bowman color, '52, '55 Topps
1960's - '64 Topps
1970's - '72 and '75 Topps
1980's - '80 Topps - stopped paying attention to new issues in '82.

JimB

[campyfan39]

1910's: t205
1930's: 38 Heads Up
1940's: 41 Play Ball
1950's: 56 Topps
1960's: 65 Topps
1970's: 75 Topps
1980's: 80 Topps

[Mark]

These are all sentimental favorites, except for the cards from the teens and 20's, which I'm still accumulating.

1900: T206
1910: E135
1920: E121 and E220 (can't decide)
1930: R319
1940: R335
1950: 52 Topps
1960: 67 Topps
1970: 72 Topps

[Griffins]

2010's- '12 Heritage ('63 Topps Design)
2000's- '05 Heritage ('56 Topps Design)
'90's- none
'80's- '84 Donruss
'70's- '71 Topps
'60's- '67 Topps
'50's- '53 Bowman Color
'40's- '41 Playball
'30's- '34-'36 Diamond Stars
'20's- '21 Exhibits
'10's- '15 Cracker Jack (T218's if allowed)
'00- T204
'90's- Alpha's
'80's- N162

[vintagechris]

19th C:N162
1900s:t206
1910s:1914 Cracker Jack
1920s:E121
1930s:1933 Goudey
1940s:1948 Bowman (I may be the only one)
1950s:1956 Topps (Mantle is a classic and one of my all time favorites)
1960s: 1967 Topps
1970s:1972 topps
1980s:1983 Topps( Always loved the design and loved pulling the Super Veteran cards from packs when I was younger. I also may be one of the few people oin the planet who loves 1981 Donruss cards.
1990s:1990 Leaf
2000s:
2010s

[kcohen]

1960s:1963 Topps
1950s:tie between 1951 and 1952 Bowman
1940s:1941 play Ball
1930s: Delong
1920s: E120 hands down
1910s: tough call - E93, E96, T200
1900s: E95
1890s: N300 Mayo Cut Plugs
1880s: N162 Goodwins Champions

[Samsdaddy]

1950's: 1959 Topps

1960's: Tie between 1963 and 1965 Topps

1970's: 1975 Topps

Those are the only decades I collect from.

[Jason Carota]

2010s: n/a
2000s: 2004 Topps
1990s: 1992 Topps
1980s: 1987 Topps (first packs I purchased as a kid)
1970s: 1975 Topps
1960s: 1960 Topps
1950s: 1956 Topps
1940s: 1943 D323 Tip Top Bread
1930s: 1933 Goudey
1920s: E220
1910s: M101-5/4
1900s: E107
19th century: N172

[Troy Kirk]

1880s: Old Judge
1990s: Mayo
1900s: E-90-1
1910s: 1911 Obak
1920s: E121
1930s: Diamond Stars
1940s: 1947 Signal Oil
1950s: 1959 Topps
1960s: 1967 Topps
1970s: 1977 Kelloggs
1980s: 1981 Donruss
1990s: 1992 Mr. Turkey
2000s: Helmar Chips
2010s: Nothing yet

[Harford20]

1880s: N162 Goodwins
1890s: N300 Mayo Cut Plugs
1900s: E95 or T206
1910s: T205 or T200
1920s: E120
1930s: 1933 Goudey
1940s: 1946 Propagandas Montiel (can't believe I am not the only one)
1950s: 1955 Topps
1960s: 1967 Topps
1970s: 1972 Topps
1980s: 1983 Topps or 1989 UD
1990s: 1992 Bowman

[deadballpaul]

19th century- 1887 A & G
1900's Grignon Cubs
1910's- PC796 postcards
1920's- W502
1930's- W554

[dabigyankeeman]

2000's: 2003 Topps
1990's: 1991 Stadium Club
1980's: 1983 Topps
1970's: 1971 Topps
1960's: 1963 Topps
1950's: 1956 Topps
1940's: 1948/9 Leaf
1930's: 1933 Goudey
1920's: E120 Am Caramel
1910's: T206 Tobacco
1900's: T3 Turkey Red
Older: Old Judge

[vintagerookies51]

1880's- N172 Old Judge
1890's- don't collect
1900's- E107
1910's- either T3 or Cracker Jack
1920's- 1926 W512
1930's- 1933 Goudey
1940's- 1949 Leaf
1950's- 1952 Topps
1960's- 1969 Topps

[PowderedH2O]

1970 on... No particular favorite
1960's: 1963 Topps
1950's: 1956 Topps
1940's: 1940 Playball. Oddly, I don't much care for the 1941's which everyone else loves so much, but I adore this set. So far I'm about 25% through with it in PSA 6-7.
1930's: 1934 Goudey
1920's: 1926 Spalding Champions - out of my price range for the big cards, but I love the design and the photos. Plus all sorts of sports are represented.
1910's: 1915 Cracker Jack

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by PowderedH2O

1940's: 1940 Playball. Oddly, I don't much care for the 1941's which everyone else loves so much, but I adore this set. So far I'm about 25% through with it in PSA 6-7.

Well you're just flat out wrong! Just kidding. I like the 40 PB set a lot as well. However, the inclusion of so many tribute cards, which I do not collect, has always dissuaded me from trying to build this set. That said, I have collected all of the "companion" cards to the 41 PB set, i.e. the cards that are photographic images of which the 41 PBs are artistic renderings.

[wolfdogg]

19th century--N28
1900s--E107
1910s--1914-15 Cracker Jax
1920s--E120
1930s--1933/34 Goudey
1940s--1941 PlayBall
1950s--gotta go with '52 Topps....since completed set and can look at them I realize they are great
1960s--1965 Topps with '62 Topps running close 2nd
1970s--hmmmm.....tie and between 1972 and 1975 Topps, but always kinda liked the '78 Topps too..........????
1980s--have to go with '84 Donruss
1990s--1992 Bowman
2000s--the Upper Deck Vintage/Topps Heritage sets I guess....only ones that come to mind
2010s--???????

[Delray Vintage]

1960's topps 1960
1950's topps 1952
1940's playball 1941
1930's Goudey 1933
1920's american Caramel
1910's General baking d304
1900's t206
1890's n300
1880's goodwin n162

[Section103]

1970s - 70 Topps
1960s - 62 Topps
1950s - 56 Topps / 51 Bowmans
1940s - 49 Bowmans / 40 Play Ball
1930s - Diamond Stars
1920s - Neilson's Choc
1910s - T210
1900s - T206
1800s - Old Judge

[Runscott]

1700's - Corsendonk Abbey 'great monks' series
1800's - Old Judge
1900's - T206
1920's - nothing, all horrible
1930's - '33 Goudey
1940's - '41 Play Ball
1950's - '52 Bowman
1960's - '63 Topps

[zljones]

Originally Posted by Runscott

1700's - Corsendonk Abbey 'great monks' series
1800's - Old Judge
1900's - T206
1920's - nothing, all horrible
1930's - '33 Goudey
1940's - '41 Play Ball
1950's - '52 Bowman
1960's - '63 Topps

Lol Scott I agree about 1920s cards I think they are ugly cards too and I will not even think twice about collecting from 1916-1931 era.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by zljones

Lol Scott I agree about 1920s cards I think they are ugly cards too and I will not even think twice about collecting from 1916-1931 era.

Zach, I think during the '20s people were too worried about where they were going to get their next drink. Everything else went to hell.

[zljones]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Zach, I think during the '20s people were too worried about where they were going to get their next drink. Everything else went to hell.

haha.

Too bad the moonshine didn't bring out some creativity to make some better cards. Color was definately not on the agenda.

[matty6]

19th C: N162
1900's: T206 or E102
1910's: '14 CJ
1920's: '22 Neilson's Chocolate
1930's: '34-'36 Diamond Stars
1940's: '48 Bowman
1950's: '52 Bowman
1960's: '66 Topps
1970's: '72 Topps
1980's: '89 Upper Deck
1990's: '90 Leaf or '93 BBM

I would have no clue about 2000-2012.

[campyfan39]

10's = t205
30's = Diamond Stars
40's = 49 Leaf
50's = 56 topps
60's = 62 Topps
70's = 75 Topps

[novakjr]

Affordability, HOFers and RC's are huge factors for me.
19th century:Harper's woodcuts/n28
1900's:t206
1910's:Hassan Triple folds.
1920's:w514
1930's:1933 Goudey
1940's:1941 Double Play
1950's:1957 Topps
1960's:1962 Topps
1970's:1974 Laughlin Old-Time Black Stars
1980's:1987 Fleer and Update
1990's:1991 Topps Desert Shield
2000's:No interest in individual sets, only singles.