2022 FALL PREMIER AUCTION
Wed, Nov 23, 2022 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 11, 2022 09:35AM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 115
1968 Topps Baseball Near Complete Set (591/598) with Three SGC Graded incl. Nolan Ryan & Bench Rookies plus Mantle's 2nd-to-Last Issue
Sold for
$2,572.80
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $500 | $50 |
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| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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| $30,000 | $2,500 |
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| $300,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
This offered 1968 Topps baseball set is missing just seven commons out of the 598 total cards required for completion. All Hall of Famers and notables are accounted for including the Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench rookies as well as Mickey Mantle's second-to-last card ever issued. All three of those have been graded: #177 Ryan RC SGC VG/EX+ 4.5, #247 Bench RC SGC VG/EX 4, and #280 Mantle SGC VG/EX+ 4.5. The rest of the set is ungraded and comes mostly in the VG to EX range. All raw cards have been put in order in new 9-card plastic sheets within a 3-ring binder.
Other notables include: #20 B. Robinson EX, #45 Tom Seaver VG-EX, #50 Willie Mays VG-EX (OC), #58 Ed Mathews EX, #80 Rod Carew EX (OC), #85 Perry EX (MC back), #86 Stargell VG, #100 Bob Gibson VG+, #110 Hank Aaron VG, #144 Joe Morgan EX+, #145 Drysdale EX, #150 Clemente VG, #220 Killebrew VG-EX, #230 Pete Rose VG+ (PD), #240 Al Kaline EX, #250 Yastrzemski VG-EX, #290 McCovey GD, #330 Maris VG-EX+, #355 Banks EX, #370 Aaron All-Star VG-EX, #374 Clemente All-Star VG+, #408 Carlton VG, #480 Manager's Dream w/ Clemente VG-EX, #490 Super Stars w/ Mantle & Mays VG+, #500 F. Robinson VG-EX, #520 Brock EX, #528 Tigers Team VG (MC w/ Bird Belters back), #530 Bird Belters w/ Frank & Brooks Robinson VG+, #570 Jim Palmer EX.
Seven missing cards: #319 Culver, #343 Gosger, #348 Phillies Rookies, #352 Hernandez, #368 Gene Alley AS, #380 Holtzmann AS, #475 Freehan AS.
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