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Originally Posted by kailes2872
I am going to say something controversial and I hope it doesn't get me banned from the board.
I don't love the 53 Bowman Color set. (ducks)
I have it. I have a 5.5 Mantle, and most of the other stars including Feller, Reese, Yogi, etc. are between PSA 4 and PSA 6.
I liked this set early on and enjoyed piecing it together. However, after I got it all in the binder, I have realized just how many pictures looked exactly alike. I feel like the set is a combination of the Davey Williams Card and Joe G. card and everything (except Pee Wee) seems to be derivative of that.
Even with the terrible lighting, I prefer 57 Topps to 53 Bowman Color and will always consider 54-56 topps to be my all time favorites (especially '56).
You will enjoy building it and at 160 cards, it is a reasonable quest, but while I will always look forward to pulling the binder and checking it out on occasion, I had to sit on the psychiatrist couch and confess that it isn't my favorite...  |
I have the Mantle and the Musial. At one time, I set out to build it. I didn't get that far in (20 or so) when I came to similar conclusions. I like it but don't love it as I once did. Perhaps I will come back around someday. When it comes to Bowman, 1950-1952 are my favorites.