Opening Day Auction 2014
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2014
The second of Topps full size offerings, the 1953 set includes the first Topps card of Satchel Paige, and the second Topps cards of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. A total of 12 cards have been graded by SGC. Includes: GRADED CARDS - SGC 70 EX+ 5.5: 5 cards w/27 Campanella, 76 Reese, 147 Spahn, 258 Gilliam and 263 Podres. SGC 60 EX 5: 1 card, #37 Mathews. SGC 55 VG/EX+ 4.5: 3 cards w/#82 Mantle, 207 Ford and 244 Mays. SGC 50 VG/EX 4: 1 card, #220 Paige. SGC 45 VG+ 3.5: 1 card, #104 Berra. SGC 40 VG 3: 1 card, #1 Robinson. UNGRADED CARDS - #s 10 Burgess SP (VG), 41 Slaughter (EX/MT), 54 Feller (VG/EX), 61 Wynn SP (GD), 77 Mize (VG/EX), 78 Schoendienst (VG/EX), 81 Black SP (VG/EX), 86 Martin (EX), 87 Lopat (GD/VG), 114 Rizzuto (GD/VG), 119 Sain SP (VG), 138 Kell (VG/EX), 149 DiMaggio (EX), 151 Wilhelm (VG), 162 Kluszewski (VG), 191 Kiner (EX), 228 Newhouser (VG/EX), 246 Face (VG/EX), 254 Roe (EX), 265 Jensen (VG/EX), 273 Haddix (EX) and 280 Bolling (EX). Grades 38% EX to EX/MT, 53% VG to VG/EX, 9% GD to GD/VG, a few lesser.