1963 Topps Football Complete Set (170) - Ranked #2 Current Finest on the PSA Set Registry! ...

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1963 Topps Football Complete Set (170) - Ranked #2 Current Finest on the PSA Set Registry! As the summer of 1963 turned into fall, sports fans and collectors began redirecting their attention to the start of the NFL season. That's when Topps released a 170-card set with each of the featured players grouped by their respective teams. Each card exhibited distinct color schemes related to the corresponding team.

Due to the arrangement of the printing sheets, and the low number of cards in the overall set, several teams fell into the "short prints" (SP) category including the Browns, Cowboys, Giants, Steelers, and Redskins. Hall of Fame players such as Jim Brown, Lou Groza, Bob Lilly (RC) and Sam Huff are especially elusive, certainly in Near Mint 7 to Gem Mint 10 condition. With an impressive roster of 35 Hall of Famers including legends such as Johnny Unitas, Jim Parker, Iron Mike Ditka and Bart Starr, combined with a strong rookie class that features defensive stalwarts like Dave (Deacon) Jones and Ray Nitschke, this is a must-have set. With Lilly and Nitschke being two of the top 10 rookie cards from the 1960s, this release is one of the most significant vintage football sets of the era. The eye-catching color borders, although beautiful to behold, unfortunately magnify any edge imperfections, making this high-grade collection quite unique.

Presented is a 1963 Topps Football Complete set where every card, with two NM 7 exceptions, grading NM-MT 8 to .Gem Mint 10. No need to hunt high-grade examples of this fantastic release since all the work has been done for you. All you need to do is outbid everyone else to own this fantastic piece of '60s-era football history. This offered set is ranked #2 Current Finest on the PSA Set Registry with a Set Rating of 8.219.

Highlights Include: PSA Gem Mint 10: 2 cards, #'s 55 and 56; PSA Mint 9: 15 cards, #'s 87 Taylor, 95 Wood, 107 Marshall, 155 Wilson; PSA NM-MT+ 8.5: 6 cards, #'s 4, 8, 9, 41, 45, 163; PSA NM-MT 8: 145 cards, #'s 1 Unitas, 14 Brown, 19 Groza, 44 Jones, 49 Tittle, 59 Huff, 62 Ditka, 74 Gifford, 82 Lilly, 86 Starr, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96 Nitschke, 97, 98 Tarkenton; PSA NM 7: 2 cards, #'s 24 and 126. For a detailed list of cards, please visit the HA web site.

More Information: Include: PSA Gem Mint 10: 2 cards, #'s 55 and 56; PSA Mint 9: 15 cards, #'s 32, 38, 40, 64, 87 Taylor, 91, 95 Wood, 103, 107 Marshall, 143, 149, 151, 154, 155 Wilson, 161; PSA NM-MT+ 8.5: 6 cards, #'s 4, 8, 9, 41, 45, 163; PSA NM-MT 8: 145 cards, #'s 1 Unitas, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Brown, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Groza, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 44 Jones, 46, 47, 48, 49 Tittle, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59 Huff, 60, 61, 62 Ditka, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 Gifford, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 Lilly, 83, 84, 85, 86 Starr, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96 Nitschke, 97, 98 Tarkenton, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170; PSA NM 7: 2 cards, #'s 24 and 126.