1960 Topps baseball centering

Gorditadogg · #1 06-05-2022, 11:21 PM

That's interesting. I always thought that the early 60s cards were the easiest to find centered but I guess it makes a difference how you define what that means. Is a centered card 50/50 all the way around? Or is it 60/40 or better?

And are you talking about how hard it is to finish a centered set? Because I expect most sets have certain cards that are almost impossible to find centered. For example I have been working on a centered 67T set for years but can't say I have ever seen a centered Norm Cash or Brooks Robinson. I think you have to lower your standards on some cards in every set.

The toughest set for centering I have ever worked on is 52T. There is a whole series of cards, from about 135 to 190, that you can't find centered.

For Mantle collectors I think they will say that 57T and 69T are the hardest to find centered. And I think overall the centering on most of the cards on those two sets is a challenge.

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rugbymarine · #2 06-06-2022, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

For example I have been working on a centered 67T set for years but can't say I have ever seen a centered Norm Cash or Brooks Robinson. I think you have to lower your standards on some cards in every set.

You're right about that 67 Brooks! I finished up my Brooks run last year, and I was thrilled to overpay for mine.

To the subject of centered 1960s, I am a self-admitted centering prima donna, and I have noticed something when I'm scrolling past images of 1960 Topps. It is much tougher to find 50-50 left-right centering than top-botttom. So to Gorditadogg's point, I have had to be reasonable with my expectations on them. Some examples:

gustomania · #3 06-06-2022, 11:36 AM

Agree on those 1960 cards. I�ve been searching for Koufax for about 3 plus years and this is 1 of the 2 I have with decent centering, there super tough

Here is the second

JollyElm · #4 06-06-2022, 03:57 PM

This thread is very enlightening. Until I looked through my 1960 Topps binder after starting to read it, I didn't realize how off-centered the vast majority of my 'big-money' cards were. Yowza!!! Virtually all would have to be replaced in a perfect world.

In all of Bobby's group subs, only 5 of my cards were centered-enough 1960 Topps to make the cut. That says it all. Here are four from before the grading. The Ford and Conley variation came back PSA 8s (although the Conley is the closest thing to perfect you'll ever see), the Yaz RC a PSA 4.5, and the Mick (schmutz is on the holder) a PSA 5...

1960cardspregrading.jpg

(If anyone cares, the fifth card was the #563 Mantle AS that was a bit more OC than these and came back a PSA 6.)

rugbymarine · #5 06-06-2022, 07:12 PM

My McCovery RC has the tilt that you mentioned.

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