The 1959 Topps set includes 572 cards. The front of each card features a bust shot of the player contained within a colored circle. Each card also includes the player's name, a facsimile of the player's signature, his position, team, and the team's logo. The back of each card features the players' statistical history and biographical information.
The 1959 set includes a sub series of cards (#461-#470) featuring memorable plays including the famous Mays catch during the 1954 World Series, Mickey Mantles 461 foot home run, Stan Musial 3000th hit and many others. The high number series (#507-#572), which is very difficult to find, includes the Sporting News All-Star cards for 1958.
Rookie cards for this year include: Sparky Anderson, Bob Gibson, Felipe Alou, Norm Cash, and Bill White.
This set is loaded with hall of famers including: Frick, Mantle, Snider, Fox, Mays, Bunning, Musial, Slaughter, Koufax, Berra, Maris, Wynn, Ashburn, Aparicio, Sparky Anderson, Wilhelm, Banks, Roberts, Kaline, Aaron, Drysdale, Cepeda, Ford, F. Robinson, B. Robinson, Mathews, Clemente, Gibson, Killebrew, and Campanella.
The high-dollar cards grade as follows:
#10 Mantle: Excellent
#50 Mays: Excellent Plus
#150 Musial: Excellent Plus
#163 Koufax: Excellent
#202 Maris: Excellent/Mint
#380 Aaron: Excellent Plus
#461 Mantle HR: Excellent/Mint
#478 Clemente: Excellent/Mint
#510 Yankees Team: Excellent/Mint
#514 Gibson RC: Excellent Plus
#515 Killebrew: Excellent Plus
#543 Corsair Trio: Excellent/Mint
#550 Campanella: Excellent
#561 Aaron AS: Excellent Plus
#563 Mays AS: Excellent
#564 Mantle AS: Excellent
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