Starting out in vintage football

[PowderedH2O]

Have you considered 1956 Topps? At 120 cards, it isn't a beast. The cards are nice. The set has some HOF rookies, but none that will break the bank. I completed it in Ex Mint in just a few months, and my budget is very limited. Plus, it has the distinctions of being Topps' first NFL set, and the last large card design. For someone just starting out, it offers a lot.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by PowderedH2O

Have you considered 1956 Topps? At 120 cards, it isn't a beast. The cards are nice. The set has some HOF rookies, but none that will break the bank. I completed it in Ex Mint in just a few months, and my budget is very limited. Plus, it has the distinctions of being Topps' first NFL set, and the last large card design. For someone just starting out, it offers a lot.

Sam, 56 Topps is a good looking set...one that I have overlooked. Thanks for reminding me of it. They are nice looking cards. Like you said, it would be very attainable.

[jiw98]

I have completed the 69-72 Topps football sets all in EXMT-NRMT condition. The 72 set took around 3 years and was a lot of fun. I looked everywhere to find the high numbers in the condition I wanted. I looked at every card shop I could find during my travels across the country. I also looked at antique shops. Sometimes those out of the way antique shops have some nice finds. I was going to continue going back and do the 68 set, but I was at a show and got such a good deal on a lot of 80 cards from 55 Bowman baseball that I decided to do that set. I am currently 80% complete. After the 55 baseball set, its back to football.