The 1966 Topps Baseballissue is one of the most revered sets of its time. What it may have lacked in that one elite rookie it certainly made up for in star power dozens of legendary Hall of Famers and high-numbered shortprints. The598-card set features Mickey Mantle Roberto Clemente Hank Aaron andPete Rose the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Don Sutton anda very tough #1 leadoff card of Willie Mays. It is known as one of the more condition-sensitive sets ever produced by Topps its key cards often burdened with weak centering and tilted front frames. Such obstacles toachieving an above-average rating combined with its elusive shortprints make the 1966 Topps set one of the most difficultto complete in high-grade status. That is why this offered complete set is so special.

Currently ranked #17 on the PSA Registry ck's topps baseball 66 has a 7.98 set rating and 8.01 GPA. While very respectable this ranking is deceivingly lower than deserved. The one card graded by a different company than PSA #580 Billy Williams comes in at SGC 96 Mint 9 making it almost a certainty that a conversion will elevate the adjusted set rating and GPA as "100% PSA complete." Based on the tight standings from #13 to #17 we feel this set would likely jump above 8.00 set rating and GPA to slide in at 13th or 14th if card #598 was removed from its SGC slab and put in a PSA holder. The facts remain that this set averages a PSA NM-MT 8 grade and is a gem by any standards or ranking.

Notables in PSA NM-MT 8: #30 Rose #70 Yastrzemski #72 Perez #100 Koufax #110 Banks #120 Killebrew #125 Brock #126 Palmer RC #160 Ford #195 Morgan #200 Mathews #215 NL Batting Leaders #216 AL Batting Leaders #217 NL HR Leaders #219 NL RBI Leaders #221 NL ERA Leaders #223 NL Pitching Leaders #225 NL Strikeout Leaders #254 Jenkins RC #288 Sutton RC #300 Clemente #310 F. Robinson #320 Gibson #326 Braves (PD) #365 Maris #390 B. Robinson #410 Kaline #500 Aaron #526 Twins SP #530 Roberts SP #535 Davis SP #540 McLain SP #547 Clarke RC SP #550 McCovey SP #555 Perranoski SP #556 Queen SP #561 Coleman SP #562 Snyder #583 Tigers SP #590 Skowron SP #591 G. Jackson RC SP #596 Colbert RC SP and #598 Perry SP.

The following cards come in PSA Mint 9: #81 Oyler (none higher) #69 Hamlin (none higher) #169 Sims (one higher) #196 Pavletich #197 Seibert (none higher) #213 Newman (none higher) #261 Hansen #263 Egan #294 Ridzik (none higher) #295 Hart (none higher) #298 Petrocelli (one higher) #374 Locker #426 White Sox (pop 15 none higher) #449 Moeller (two higher) #478 Gonzalez (none higher) #524 Giants Rookies (two higher) #527 Navarro (two higher) #531 Cunningham #543 R. Craig SP (none higher) #546 Siebler (one higher) and #586 Raymond (one higher).

The following come in PSA NM-MT+ 8.5: #3 Mele #32 Phillips #68 Reniff #186 Amaro #359 Briggs #403 Talbot #439 Ramos #444 Checklist #490 Richardson and #533 Adair SP.

Other notables include #1 Mays (PSA NM 7) #50 Mantle (PSA EX-MT 6) #544 Cardinals Rookies (PSA NM+ 7.5) and #580 B. Williams (SGC 96 MT 9).

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