The older I get the harder it is for me to spot/see large v small print variants like that one :). Congrats on 74 and good luck on 67

I only have 9 more common cards to finish a high grade 1971 baseball. I needed something to make me crazy. :rolleyes: My favorite set is my 1967 baseball set. I remember the nuns in catholic school confiscating them from me in 3rd grade.

Dave---depending on which cards and how many they took it might make those nuns guilty of felony theft ;)

That might be the reason you don't see many nuns around anymore. They're all living the good life some where. :D

Just hit 75% on my 1952 Topps project with the addition of Card #278 Al Clark.

Nice. A fun set to collect

Especially if they were high numbers :cool:

Picked up this 1972 Fleer Baseball Quiz card recently. This is my 30th different yellow version. The checklist I have lists 34 different so 4 more to go.

I am not actively pursuing the white version with no team logos. I have 5 of those but only get them when I find them for under $10.

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Mike

I can confirm 34 yellows with 4 being very tough. I have 28 Whites, and hope that's all of them

Al - Thanks for confirming the total number of yellow ones is 34.

I am going to see how many white versions are available on the internet and decoide if I will go after them.

Mike

Picked up 10 more 1953 Topps this weekend in Chantilly. Now needing 91 to complete the set with 48 of those in tough 4th series.

Al what are the 4 tough ones?

Set update - regarding the 1952 Topps 3rd series gray backs. I am now 3 away. What surprises me is that the more questions I answer about the set the more questions I have...it's not supposed to be that way

Zach---that is an amazing accomplishment on the gray backs. Can not imagine there are too many complete runs of those

Here are the 4 yellow quiz cards that in my experience were much harder to find than the other 30

Al -

Thanks for posting the 4 yellow variations that were hard to find for you.

Of those 4, I have 2 and need 2.

Mike

1969 Topps Baseball Set finished with the purchase of the Ryan today off of eBay. I guess it becomes offical once it comes into my possession, but it's done. Now, I will have to work in the follow:

1967 Topps Baseball Posters: 10/32- major project
1968 Topps Baseball Game Cards: Mantle; Rose; Torre
1969 Topps Baseball Stamp Album: Twins with stamps attached
1970 Topps Baseball Scratch Offs: Beckert; Bosman
1971 Topps Baseball Scratch Offs: will probably purchase it complete
1971 Topps Baseball Coins: 22; 53; 54; 57; 58; 61; 73; 74; 76; 77; 80; 84; 87; 88; 98; 101; 125

Happy Collecting!

Phil aka Tere1071

1965 topps 3rd set is now done….mr mantle the last card is on its way…..fun set….nothing really hard

1969 topps set is completed (I bought it that way lol)…..with only one more upgrade needed…. Mr koosman

Next set is maybe 1968 topps or a 2nd 1964 topps set…..it’s a toss up. I have 4th-7th series 64 done so that might be a leader?

I unexpectedly finished two sets at Strongsville. Hadn't been planning to find either.

1970 Milton Bradley

1965 Fleer Hogan's Heroes.

Need 4 1951 Topps Blue Backs.

Dave—- that is a fascinating group of sets

Picked up the last card I needed to complete my 1952 Topps gray back run. I honestly thought I would never finish....could not have done this without help from a number of N54 friends - Ted, Billy and Dale thanks for keeping an eye out and searching auction sites.

Fini!

Zach---that is an amazing accomplishment. Congratulations.

Wow, well done!

Congratulations!!! Any idea how many other complete gray back runs there are? I don't remember seeing one in an auction.

Thanks all. I know of at least 1 other, and probably 2 others. As for a complete run of the gray back, glossy fronts - I believe there are 60 (not 61 as in the gray backs). I do not believe anyone has a complete run of glossies.

Surprisingly, the deeper I dug into the set, the more questions that popped up, refuting some long-held assumptions.

I finally got the last card I needed for the 1961 Post Cereal set (Chuck Estrada)
I now have the 1961 and 1962 sets done ,but I'm 13 short prints away from the 1963 set

1965 Topps
 

I am still working on my NMt-y 65T set, but I am getting farther away from finishing. I thought I was down to 40 cards, but then I made the mistake of looking through what I had, and I found about 60 cards that need to be upgraded. So now I have 100 to go. Here is my Mantle, and my latest pickups.

Great Looking cards Al

I recently picked up the last 1969 Topps Super I needed to complete my set - Yaz.

Congrats again, Zach.
Great accomplishment! :)

Last Sunday evening I made several eBay purchases myself which allowed me to complete the '65 set I'd been working on. Now I'm waiting like a little kid on Christmas Eve for the mail every day. This has to be, IMHO, the nicest looking set of the 1960s. 1967 is great, as is 1961, and I know a lot of people love 1962, but these are beautiful.

Congrats on the 52's and 65's guys. I like the look of the 65 set also. I am 23 cards away from a 55 Topps set, including the print variations. I still need the big rookies and a few of the other stars. I am also about a third of the way into a 54 Topps Scoop set and I already have the Ruth. Good luck hunting for the rest of your sets everyone.

Finally getting closer on completing my 72 Topps Set - 5 to go: Bench, Rose, Ryan and Bahnsen/Reed on the high numbers. Been a journey.

Was thinking of shifting back to focusing on 71 Topps, but may need a break from the high number insanity and will probably work on completing the 78 Topps, instead.

Rounding out the tails on a 70s set run - have had 73-77 done for a while.

Congrats on 65 Dewey

Jay---also congrats, the 69 Super set ( odd name for little cards) is one of my favorites....other than that horrible Pete Rose

Ben---on 55 variants, have you seen this site ?

https://baseballcardvariationsguideb...ps-1955-topps/

Finally completed my 1959 Topps Set. The last card was #564 Mantle AS. My set totals 612 cards as I have included variations and some print variants.

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This is probably the last large Topps set I'll complete. The ones I don't have complete either would be too expensive to complete or I am not really interested in the set/design.

So now I am working on the set of 1961 Fleer Pennant Decals (have 16 of 48) and 1965 Topps Transfers (have 20 of 73). The 65 transfers are the only insert set from 1965 to 1970 (when I collected as a kid) that I have not completed.

Mike

Mike---congrats on the 59 set. It is the first one I finished and a sentimental favorite

The 65 Transfers are sure delicate. Much different form the 66s. There is one true variation , Hunt shown at 2B or SS

Don't know many others that collect the 61 Fleer pennants. The team logos seem to be more popular

Update: I have completed the 69 Topps Stamps and 70 Scratch offs sets. I need the Mantle and Torre for the 68 game cards; and I am down to four coins to complete the 71 set: 54 Murcer; 57 McCovey; 73 G. Perry; and 87 Brock.

Happy collecting!

Phil aka Tere1071

Finished the 1958 Hire's Root Beer test (no tabs) and 1971 Topps sets. if i could do it over, would have went for the 1971 O-Pee-Set set instead.


also completed most hoops set from 1969/70 to 1981/82, 1984-85 Star, and need 1 card (Barkley) for 1985-86 set.


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1969 Topps = 99.8%
need only the 120 Pete Rose


1967 Topps = 96.2%.
Need just 210 Bob Gibson , 216 Bengal Belters, 234 National League 19 LL, 239 American League 19 LL , 250 Hank Aaron , 355 Carl Yastrzemski , 425 Pete Mikkelsen, 468 Ralph Houk MGR, 491 Sam Bowens , 492 Pittsburgh Pirates TC, 514 John Werhas , 540 Norm Cash , 543 Dan Schneider , 544 Cleveland Indians TC, 549 Jack Sanford, 552 Ted Savage, 561 Sandy Alomar, 572 Don Demeter, 586 Manny Jimenez, 587 N. League Rook RS, 590 Pete Richert, 595 Cookie Rojas, and 605 Mike Shannon


1968 Topps 3-D = 75.0%
need Tony Perez, Boog Powell, and Mel Stottlemyre. Plus one of the Fairly var (With dugout)

My problem is I always have too many sets going on at the same time. I really need to finally wrap up these odd groupings:

1936 Goudey - need 2 cards (Cuyler and Gomez)
1962 Topps Stamps - need 12
1955 Red Man - need 2 (Musial and Mays)
1963 Post baseball - need 13
1955 Double Header - 50% complete

Yes, 65T is a great-looking set. As a kid I remember I really liked the pennants with the team names.

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Set Collectors - Report in your progress!
 

Nothing particularly to write home about, as I still have a ways to go on all - but I'm trying to motivate myself, LOL. I do tend to get the "big cards" out of each set first also as motivation, so that's true in large part here and helps out tremendously at least in terms of thinking of future expense.

1956 Topps: 70/342, 20% complete.

1963 Topps: 135/576, 23% complete.

1972 Topps: 367/787, 46% complete.

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I'm with you - get the big ones done and the rest don't look that bad. Just started looking at 1964, and Mantle and Rose are out of the way. When I get to '63, this method will be sorely tested because of that darn Rose...

I finally held my nose and made the Rose happen a few weeks ago. Not the best timing since he's been in the news lately, but I needed it at some point sooner or later for the set. Now the biggest thing I have remaining for '63 Topps is the Stargell RC, and a boatload of commons. That should be very doable over time...

I’m getting close on 2 sets

1964 topps only needing 8

1968 topps only needing 7

I love the chase more than anything else!!!

Hey just found this board so this is my first post. Been a collector for long time and well I cheated on 58-Present complete Topps sets bought since I picked back up the hobby in late 80s. I finally completed Bowman 53' color and B&W after lots of years of chasing and now I am working on 55' Bowman and 55' Topps.

I plan to go after 57' I own over 300+ assorted cards but I have been looking for a complete set, too $$ on ebay right now so hopefully one of the dealers that I buy from will find one for me.

Having completed my latest goal (1936 goudey, 1955 Red Man, 1962 Topps Stamps) it's time to move on to more challenges Up next
1939 Play Ball (just 30 cards in so far)
1955 Topps Doubleheader (50% complete)
1952 Red Man (0% started)

My last of the 1960 Topps cards I need for the set

34 George Anderson
73 Bob Gibson
136 Jim Kaat RC
148 Carl Yastrzemski RC
200 Willie Mays
210 Harmon Killebrew
250 Stan Musial
300 Hank Aaron
302 Phillies TC, CL
315 Bobby Shantz
316 Willie McCovey All Star Rookie
326 Roberto Clemente
332 New York Yankees TC, Checklist
343 Sandy Koufax
350 Mickey Mantle
360 Herb Score
365 Minnie Minoso
370 Bill Skowron
377 Roger Maris
405 Bobby Richardson
420 Ed Mathews
445 Warren Spahn
451 Curt Simmons
472 Al Dark
480 Yogi Berra
482 Frank Bolling
488 Norm Cash
490 Frank Robinson
493 Duke Snider
494 Baltimore Orioles TC, Checklist
505 Ted Kluszewski
507 Dick Stigman
509 Tommy Davis RC
511 Ken Walters RC
512 Joe Gibbon RC
513 Chicago Cubs TC, Checklist
514 Steve Barber
515 Stan Lopata
516 Marty Kutyna RC
517 Charley James RC
518 Tony Gonzalez RC
519 Ed Roebuck
520 Don Buddin
522 Ken Hunt RC
523 Clay Dalrymple RC
524 Bill Henry
525 Marv Breeding RC
526 Paul Giel
528 Ben Johnson RC
529 Norm Sherry RC
530 Mike McCormick
534 Ken MacKenzie RC
536 Wynn Hawkins RC
537 Boston Red Sox TC, Checklist
538 Frank Barnes RC
539 Gene Baker
542 Ken Hamlin RC
543 Elio Chacon RC
544 Bill Monbouquette
545 Carl Sawatski
546 Hank Aguirre
548 Don Mincher RC
549 John Buzhardt
550 Jim Landis
552 Walt Bond RC
554 Willie McCovey AS
556 Charlie Neal AS
558 Eddie Mathews AS
559 Luis Aparicio AS
560 Ernie Banks AS
561 Al Kaline AS
562 Joe Cunningham AS
563 Mickey Mantle AS
564 Willie Mays AS
565 Roger Maris AS
566 Hank Aaron AS
568 Del Crandall AS
569 Camilo Pascual AS
570 Don Drysdale AS

Congrats. What was the most difficult variation?

None of the variations were hard to find, the hardest part was finding them at a reasonable price. For me the most difficult to find at a decent price was #416 Haywood Sullivan with no circle in copyrite symbol c and no period after U.S.A

The hardest print variant to find was #313 Frank House with complete HRs for 1954 and 1955.

Mike

The 59 is one of my favorites. The 3 Sullivans were aggravating because they were just minor print defects

Congrats to you all that have completed sets. Some really nice accomplishments. The hunt is a great part of collecting.Meeting and trading with fellow collectors, talking with the different dealers, but the best part of collecting is being able to do it with my son.

I am currently 6 cards from completing my 1959 Topps baseball set