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Winter Premier Auction 2017

Wed, Jan 4, 2017 04:00PM EST - Sat, Jan 21, 2017 11:00PM EST
Lot 787

1957 TOPPS FOOTBALL COMPLETE SET (156) WITH #138 UNITAS PSA NM 7

Sold for
$3,422.40
Sold Price includes BP

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The 1957 Topps Football set was the first football set to feature modern card sizes of  2 1/2” x 3 1/2” and came out in two series 1-88 and 89-154. The second series (89-154) commands more value. This set is unparalleled in star power and contains over thirty Hall of Famers and several big-name rookie cards including Bart Starr Johnny Unitas Dick Lane Raymond Berry and Paul Hornung. Offered in this lot is a 1957 Topps Football complete set (156 total cards) that includes both short-print checklists (ungraded) and the ever-important #138 Unitas rookie is graded NM 7 by PSA. Overall this set comes in mostly EX-MT to NM condition with some faring better or worse. The following 38 cards are graded by PSA:

PSA NM-MT 8 (5): #38 53 58 (Sherman--Rams on front) 59 (Rote HOF) 72

PSA NM 7 (30): #8 11 (Brown HOF) 12 25 27 28 31 (Blanda HOF) 36 37 39 49 54 60 61 63 65 69 78 79 80 81 85 (Lane RC) 86 88 (Gifford RC HOF) 89 93 110 128 (Moore HOF) 138 (Unitas RC HOF) 147 (Ford HOF)

PSA EX 5 (3): #94 (Berry RC HOF) 119 (Starr RC HOF) 151 (Hornung RC HOF)

The checklists are not graded. Our opinion is:
Checklist SP Bazooka VG (MK)
Checklist SP Twin Blony VG-EX

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