The 1986 Topps Traded Baseball set - a faded crown jewel?
1968 Topps Set (Baseball)
Set Notes
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Excerpt
The cards in this 598-card set measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2". The 1968 Topps set includes Sporting News All-Star Selections as card numbers 361 to 380. Other subsets in this set include League Leaders (1-12) and World Series cards (151-158). The front of each checklist card features a picture of a popular player inside a circle. Higher numbers 458 to 598 are slightly more difficult to obtain. The first series looks different from the other series, as it has a lighter, wider mesh background on the card front. The later series all had a much darker, finer mesh pattern.
Rookies
- (56) Dave Leonhard, Dave May
- (128) Tom Dukes, Alonzo Harris
- (177) Jerry Koosman, Nolan Ryan
- (201) Mike Marshall
- (247) Johnny Bench, Ron Tompkins
- (251) Manny Sanguillen
- (384) Bill Henry, Hal McRae
- (506) Clarence Jones
- (579) Larry Hisle, Mike Lum
More set notes
Only three baseball players, but some very significant non-baseball cards mark this set.
The 1988 U.S. Olympic baseball team joins rookies and traded veterans.
Focusing on more than 150 years worth of America's most famous movers and shakers.
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616), and Team Leaders (scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
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