Coming up zeros is not always a good thing — unless you were collecting Topps baseball cards during the 1960s. Cards that ended in double zero tended to be big-name stars, and while that also was the case for many Topps cards that ended in 50 — or in a few cases, the pivotal No. 1 card — there was something alluring about pulling a “00” out of a nickel pack of Topps. From … [Read more...] about Topps’ Double-Zero Cards Of The 1960s Had Some Big Names
1969 Topps Mickey Mantle
Vintage Set Break of the Week: 1969 Topps
The 1969 Topps set is the favorite of many collectors. This set doesn’t just mark the end of a decade, but the end of an era. A staple on bubble gum cards since the early 1950s, the '69 set holds Mickey Mantle’s last regular issue card. To many, Mantle was and still is the face of card collecting. He had retired during spring training and so his card contains complete … [Read more...] about Vintage Set Break of the Week: 1969 Topps
1969 Topps White Letter Variations Remain Mysterious
1969 was a year of change for baseball and baseball cards. For baseball, there were four new teams which joined the major leagues including the first team based outside the United States. In fact, only two of these four teams are still in the same town they started. The baseball card world was changing as well. Under the leadership of Marvin Miller, the Players Association was … [Read more...] about 1969 Topps White Letter Variations Remain Mysterious
Beyond the “Normal” Cardboard: 1969 Topps Decals
In the spring and early summer of 1969 I was a pre-teen with confidence and joy because I was a fan of the Detroit Tigers. They were reigning World Champions, and all the guys I hung around with were positive the new division play would make another Series victory even easier for the Bengals. Of course, we were wrong… but we were just kids. As with so many others our age, … [Read more...] about Beyond the “Normal” Cardboard: 1969 Topps Decals