Poll: Which is the greatest Topps set of the 1970s?

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Originally Posted by calvindog

That’s interesting. When I look at the ten year period objectively I consider the latter 40% to be much weaker than 70-75 (other than 77 which is at least decent). The only inferior design from 70-75 is 74 to me. I’m amazed that 71 gets so much love as they were impossible to collect and keep in decent shape. 75 seems to be so emblematic of the era, as does 72, my two favorites.

1971 has the best photos. For someone collecting in 1971, the action shots were revolutionary for Topps. Having collected for a while, condition wasn't as big of an issue as I was taking good care of my cards. Maybe not to get PSA 10s, but an average of PSA 7 wasn't hard. 1971 also has high numbers, for the years 1970-1973, that seperates them from other years other that 1975. 1974 and 1976-1979 would be way below the other years for me.