I have never understood why people like 52 Topps so much. I feel like I am chasing exorbitantly priced, not first year Topps cards even though that is how history incorrectly wrote it up. I might understand it if those really were the first Topps baseball cards, but there was 48 Topps Magic and 51 Topps Baseball cards before 52 Topps. however I am not opposed to picking up a 52 Topps Red Sox when they present themselves.
This is my latest vintage Red Sox pick up. Luckily it didn't have the usual giant price tag that comes with 52 Topps. For $4 I can ignore rounded corners and the pencil on Ellis's neck.
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'52 is just OK. There are worse, there are many that are better. If you don't care about condition, you can get them for respectable prices. But for my team all I need are high numbers and they have outrages price tags.
I like the 52T design... but I'm totally with you on their place in history. Although I do remember learning about the 1951 Topps Red/Blue Backs at a pretty young age... people also misinformed me that the 52T Mantle was his rookie card. Kinda felt duped by that piece of knowledge. A few years ago, I bought the Gus Zernial card for my collection. That's the only time I actually went out of my way to buy a single from this set.
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