August 6, 2020: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
Presented is a nice example of the 1964 Topps Baseball Coins issue, the 1 ½-inch colorful metal pieces that were inserted with packs of Topps’ regular-issue cards that year, plus an enormous grouping of extra coins from the same issue, including more than 100 Hall of Famers. The complete set is broadly Very Good to Ex-Mt, with some above and below and with some of the scuffing of the rims as typically found in older collections. Along with the set comes a startling array of extras, 200 in all, that could be used in some instances to upgrade within the main set or launch on a second set. That grouping boasts a lineup of more than ½ of the total being Hall of Famers, including many of the keys and even variations. The extras are broadly in similar condition to the complete set, but a breakdown of the Hall of Famers follows: No. 18 Brooks Robinson (2) – Very Good, 22 McCovey (2) – Excellent, 26 Yastrzemski (3) – Ex-Mt, Ex and VG, 27 Mazeroski (2) – Ex, 31 Aparicio (2) – Ex and VG, 33 Mathews (2) – VG, 34 Drysdale (3) – two Ex and one VG, 37 Frank Robinson (2) – Ex and Good, 42 Banks (3) – VG, 44 Williams – VG-Ex, 55 Clemente – Good, 59 Gibson (2) – VG-Ex, 63 Cepeda (2) – VG, 68 Santo (2) – VG-Ex, 80 Mays – Good, 82 Rose (2) – VG-Ex, 83 Aaron (3) – Ex-Mt, Ex and VG, 88 Spahn (3) – two VG-Ex and VG, 93 Bunning (2) – Ex-Mt and VG-Ex, 97 Brock (3) – two Ex and Good, 100 Kaline (2) – Ex-Mt, 106 Koufax – Good, 112 Killebrew (3) – Ex-Mt and two VG-Ex, 118 Torre (2) – VG, 120 Mantle – VG, 125 Brooks Robinson All-Star (2) – Ex-Mt and Ex, 127 Aparicio All-Star (2) – Ex-Mt, 131 Mantle All-Star Left (3) – Ex, VG-Ex and VG, 131 Mantle All-Star Right – Ex-Mt, 133 Yastrzemski All-Star (2) – Ex-Mt and Ex, 142 Cepeda All-Star (3) – Nr-Mt and two Ex, 143 Mazeroski All-Star (3) – Ex-Mt and two Ex, 146 Santo All-Star (3) – Ex-Mt, 149 Aaron All-Star (2) – Ex-Mt and VG-Ex, 151 Mays All-Star (4) – three Ex-Mt and VG-Ex, 154 Frank Robinson All-Star (3) – Ex-Mt and two Ex, 155 Torre All-Star (3) – Nr-Mt and two Ex-Mt, 157 Marichal (3) – Ex-Mt, 159 Koufax All-Star (3) – two Nr-Mt and Ex-Mt, and 160 Spahn All-Star (4) – Nr-Mt and three Ex-Mt.
1964 Topps Baseball Coins Complete Set, With Extras (364)
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