This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/23/2015
Very evenly matched complete set of the condition conscious 1953 Topps baseball issue with the vast majority of cards falling within the EX to EX-MT range. We sent the key Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Satchel Paige cards to PSA for grading. Key cards in the set are: #1 Jackie Robinson(HOF)VG+, 27 Roy Campanella(HOF) EX+/EM, Ed Mathews(HOF) EM(OC), 41 Enos Slaughter(HOF) EX+/EM, 54 Bob Feller(HOF) EM/NM, 61 Early Wynn(HOF) EX/EX+, 62 Monte Irvin(HOF) EX+/EM, 76 Pee Wee Reese(HOF) EX+, 77 Johnny Mize(HOF) EX+/EM(OC), 78 Al Schoendienst(HOF) EX+, 82 Mickey Mantle(HOF) EX PSA 5, 86 Billy Martin EX, 104 Yogi Berra(HOF) EX/EX+, 114 Phil Rizzuto(HOF) EX+, 125 Dick Williams(HOF) EM(OC), 138 George Kell(HOF) EX+/EM, 147 Warren Spahn(HOF) EX+, 151 Hoyt Wilhelm(HOF) EX+/EM(OC), 191 Ralph Kiner(HOF) EX+/EM, 207 Whitey Ford(HOF) EM(OC), 220 Satchel Paige(HOF) VG PSA 3, 228 Hal Newhouser(HOF) VG, 244 Willie Mays(HOF) EX PSA 5, 258 Jim Gilliam EX+, 263 Johnny Podres EX, 265 Jackie Jensen EX+(OC), 273 Harvey Haddix EX-, 280 G.
The SMR value for the 3 graded cards alone is over $2300.