(LOT 1647)
1969 Topps Basketball Near-Complete Set with Six SGC-Graded - Missing #35 Baylor
After a dozen-year absence from the basketball card industry, the 1969 Topps Basketball 99-card set presented a gigantic return. The 2-1/2" x 4-11/16" issues, dubbed the "Tall Boys", have since become one of the most important releases in modern day. The offered 1969 Topps basketball near-complete set includes six SGC-graded editions. Graded cards include: SGC 7: 45 Lucas; SGC 6: 25 Alcindor; SGC 5.5: 20 Havlicek; SGC 5: 1 Chamberlain & 43 Bradley; and SGC 4: 90 West. Overall the remaining set appears EX to EX-MT with about 25% being lesser as a result of centering or mild corner wear. Key issues and grades include #s: 10 Thurmond (NM OC), 15 Hawkins (EX-MT), 40 Cunningham (EX), 44 Wilkens (EX), 50 Robertson (EX), 55 Bing (EX-MT), 56 Unseld (EX-MT), 60 Reed (EX), 75 Hayes (EX-MT), 80 Monroe (EX-MT), 84 Greer (EX), 85 DeBusschere (EX), 98 Frazier (EX-MT) and 99 Checklist (VG-EX). It should be noted that in general the set appears EX, the majority of downgrading comes with production and storage. Current estimated value of just the graded cards is over $2,000.

MIN BID $500
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