Favorite Set

[sockwell123]

Can't argue with that. I like all the ones I have, and want all that I don't have..tho that may not be in the cards for me(pun?)
I haven't looked much past '57 but those Bowman's do look nice.
I'd have to say I do favor vintage over modern as I assume most folks do.

[sockwell123]

Are those the 1970 inserts?

[nearmint]

Yes, 1970 Topps Super Glossies. They were inserts in 2nd series packs.

[skelly]

I would have to say the 59 bazooka set is by far my favorite. As far as mainstream issues, I've always thought the 53 Bowman set was under the radar, but perhaps the toughest of the "mainstream" topps / bowman sets. I think that a high grade 69 set looks really nice with the black backs and the colorful fronts in they're in good condition. Always also likes the 77 set for some reason.

[sockwell123]

Didn't even know about the bazooka set till jtschantz showed one in the favorite card thread.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by sockwell123

Didn't even know about the bazooka set till jtschantz showed one in the favorite card thread.

The '59 Bazooka set rocks! Some really, really tough SPs in the set as well. Also an error card (Conerly) that was corrected so there are two versions of his card.

jeff

[GoldenAge50s]

Hands down favorite set for me is the '52 Bowman Large. After Topps came out w/ those BIG 1952 baseball cards, imagine my surprise when in the Fall of '52 Bowman followed suit & issued their FB cards in the same large format!

I never stopped buying packs until I had put that set together! Little did we know back then that the result was so many short-cut cards because Bowman was squeezing them onto the same size sheets as their previous small issues!

I finally had SGC grade all 144 of my original cards back in the middle of 2000's and of course many were 50's & 60's only because of being close cut! My Halas is an example of a NRMT card penalized for the cut!

Here are a few of them: