August 8, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/8/2013
This is a truly nice specimen of the colorful 1977-78 Topps Basketball issue, with all 132 cards in the set present plus 33 extras, including many Hall of Famers. This is a very clean and consistent looking offering, with good photo focus and registration, essentially an Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt grouping, with super bright green background colors and decent centering, and most of the issue leaning to the upper end of the range.
The keys: 1 Abdul-Jabbar – Nr-Mt, 6 Monroe – Ex-Mt, 20 Maravich – Ex-Mt, 29 Checklist – VG, 40 Hayes (2) – Ex-Mt and Nr-Mt, 50 McGinnis (2) – Ex-Mt and Nr-Mt, 56 Dantley – Ex-Mt, 60 Thompson – Ex-Mt, 61 Lanier – Ex-Mt, 70 Havlicek – Ex-Mt, 73 Gervin – Ex-Mt, 75 Unseld – Ex, 77 Goodrich – Ex-Mt, 90 Cowens – Ex-Mt, 100 Erving – Ex-Mt, 105 Murphy (3) – Nr-Mt, 111 Parrish – Ex-Mt, 115 Gilmore – Ex-Mt, 120 Walton (2) – Good and Ex-Mt, 124 Malone – Ex-Mt, 130 Barry – Ex-Mt, and 132 Dawkins – Ex-Mt.
1977-78 Topps Basketball Complete Set With Extras (165)
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