Winter Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Jan 4, 2017 04:00PM EST - Sat, Jan 21, 2017 11:00PM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 791
1961 TOPPS FOOTBALL COMPLETE SET OF (198) ALL GRADED - 166 BY PSA & 32 BY GAI (7.5 AVG. OVERALL)
Sold for
$2,337.60
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
The 1961 Topps football set featured both AFL and NFL players in the same set for the first time ever making this the largest football set Topps ever offered to that date. This lot presents a high grade 1961 Topps Football complete set (198) with all cards graded by either PSA (159) or GAI (39) for a 7.5 average overall. There were three Hall of Fame rookies in the set: Henry Jordan Don Maynard and Jim Otto. A total of 28 Hall of Famers are included as well the vast majority of which are encapsulated under PSA holders. Graded card breakdown is:
PSA MINT 9 (3): #26 (OC) 38 (OC) 83 (OC)
PSA NM-MT 8 (73): #1 (Unitas (HOF) 2 (Moore HOF) 7 (Marchetti HOF) 8 (OC) 11 12 16 (George HOF) 19 (OC) 20 21 23 27 30 33 34 39 (OC) (Starr HOF) 42 44 (Ringo HOF) 47 58 (Tittle HOF) 63 (St. Clair HOF) 71 (Brown HOF) 76 (OC) 79 (McElhenny HOF) 80 86 88 (Brown HOF) 90 (Robustelli HOF) 93 94 (Connerly HOF) 95 (Jurgensen HOF) 97 99 100 101 (Bednarik HOF) 103 (OC) 104 (Layne HOF) 107 108 112 114 115 117 119 123 124 128 129 135 137 138 142 144 145 (Blanda HOF) 147 148 150 (Maynard RC HOF) 153 154 156 157 159 161 164 165 169 (OC) 181 182 (Otto RC HOF) 185 187 189 196 197
PSA NM 7 (81): #3 9 10 13 14 (Jones HOF) 15 (Atkins HOF) 18 22 28 31 32 36 (Schmidt HOF) 37 43 46 50 (Matson HOF) 51 53 54 55 57 (Unitas HOF) 60 61 62 64 (Nomellini HOF) 65 66 67 (Checklist) 73 77 81 82 84 85 89 92 96 (McDonald HOF) 98 105 (Johnson HOF) 106 109 110 111 113 118 120 121 122 (Checklist) 126 131 132 134 136 139 140 141 143 146 149 151 152 158 162 163 166 167 168 170 171 172 173 175 176 177 179 183 188 190 192 193 195
PSA EX-MT 6 (1):#17
PSA EX 5 (1):#45 (Jordan RC HOF)
GAI NM-MT 8 (10): #35 40 (Hornung HOF) 56 69 70 (Mitchell HOF) 133 174 186 191 194
GAI NM + 7.5 (10): #25 29 48 49 59 72 (McCormack HOF) 75 127 178 184
GAI NM 7 (18): #4 (Berry HOF) 5 6 (Parker HOF) 24 41 (Taylor HOF) 52 68 74 78 87 91 (Huff HOF) 102 116 125 130 155 160 180
GAI EX-MT + 6.5 (1): #198 (Checklist)
PSA MINT 9 (3): #26 (OC) 38 (OC) 83 (OC)
PSA NM-MT 8 (73): #1 (Unitas (HOF) 2 (Moore HOF) 7 (Marchetti HOF) 8 (OC) 11 12 16 (George HOF) 19 (OC) 20 21 23 27 30 33 34 39 (OC) (Starr HOF) 42 44 (Ringo HOF) 47 58 (Tittle HOF) 63 (St. Clair HOF) 71 (Brown HOF) 76 (OC) 79 (McElhenny HOF) 80 86 88 (Brown HOF) 90 (Robustelli HOF) 93 94 (Connerly HOF) 95 (Jurgensen HOF) 97 99 100 101 (Bednarik HOF) 103 (OC) 104 (Layne HOF) 107 108 112 114 115 117 119 123 124 128 129 135 137 138 142 144 145 (Blanda HOF) 147 148 150 (Maynard RC HOF) 153 154 156 157 159 161 164 165 169 (OC) 181 182 (Otto RC HOF) 185 187 189 196 197
PSA NM 7 (81): #3 9 10 13 14 (Jones HOF) 15 (Atkins HOF) 18 22 28 31 32 36 (Schmidt HOF) 37 43 46 50 (Matson HOF) 51 53 54 55 57 (Unitas HOF) 60 61 62 64 (Nomellini HOF) 65 66 67 (Checklist) 73 77 81 82 84 85 89 92 96 (McDonald HOF) 98 105 (Johnson HOF) 106 109 110 111 113 118 120 121 122 (Checklist) 126 131 132 134 136 139 140 141 143 146 149 151 152 158 162 163 166 167 168 170 171 172 173 175 176 177 179 183 188 190 192 193 195
PSA EX-MT 6 (1):#17
PSA EX 5 (1):#45 (Jordan RC HOF)
GAI NM-MT 8 (10): #35 40 (Hornung HOF) 56 69 70 (Mitchell HOF) 133 174 186 191 194
GAI NM + 7.5 (10): #25 29 48 49 59 72 (McCormack HOF) 75 127 178 184
GAI NM 7 (18): #4 (Berry HOF) 5 6 (Parker HOF) 24 41 (Taylor HOF) 52 68 74 78 87 91 (Huff HOF) 102 116 125 130 155 160 180
GAI EX-MT + 6.5 (1): #198 (Checklist)
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