April 11, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2013
This is a high-quality example of the important 1969-70 Topps Basketball issue, offered here in high-grade Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt condition, with snow-white backgrounds and vibrant colors front and back. The oversized (2 ½-by-4 11/16- inches) issue is third-party slabbed and graded for fully 1/3 of the set, and the remaining unslabbed cards fall well within the overall range.
Here’s the breakdown of the slabbed cards: No.1 Chamberlain – PSA 7, 3 Russell – SGC 7.5, 10 Thurmond – SGC 6, 12 Johnson – SGC 7, 15 Hawkins – SGC 7, 17 Washington – SGC 7, 20 Havlicek – SGC 5.5, 23 Adelman – SGC 8, 27 Hazzard – SGC 7.5, 35 Baylor – SGC 4, 40 Cunningham – SGC 5, 43 Bradley – SGC 7, 45 Lucas – SGC 6, 49 Counts – SGC 7.5, 50 Robertson – SGC 6, 54 Jones – SGC 7.5, 55 Bing – SGC 6, 56 Unseld – SGC 5.5, 60 Reed – SGC 6, 61 Silas – SGC 6, 72 Sanders – SGC 7, 75 Hayes – SGC 5, 70 Tom Van Arsdale – SGC 7, 80 Monroe – SGC 7, 82 Nelson – SGC 6, 83 Hairston – SGC 7.5, 84 Greer – SGC 7, 85 DeBusschere – SGC 7, 88 Fox – SGC 7, 90 West – SGC 6, 91 Walker – SGC 7.5, 94 Loughery – SGC 7.5, 98 Frazier – SGC 5, and 99 Checklist – SGC 5.
Breakdown of the unslabbed cards: Near-Mint – 25, Ex-Mt – 27, Excellent – 9, and Very Good – 4.
1969-70 Topps Basketball Complete High-grade Set (99)
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