1948 Bowman Basketball Almost Complete Set 2.5 - GD+
Item #5336482
2.5 - GD+
$15,960.00
$12,768.00 after 20% discount
$12,768.00 after 20% discount
The 1948 Bowman Basketball Set consists of 72 cards, and this set contains the majority of those cards. The 1948 Bowman basketball Set also features unique "basketball plays" cards, which shows the diagrams of plays, and this set is considered to be the first nationally released basketball set.
The second half of the 1948 Bowman Basketball card set, starting with card #37, are considered "high numbers" and are harder to find. As this was the first basketball set, every card is technically a rookie card. The most prominent card from the 1948 Bowman Basketball Card Set is #69 George Mikan Rookie Card.
Purchased separately the cards in this set have a break-up value of $18,776.00.
This almost complete set contains 55 cards out of the possible 72 cards. This is not a complete set.This set does not include the following cards: #42 George Nostrand, #41 Double Screen Play, #46 Horace McKinney, #49 Bob Kinney, #43 Chuck Halbert, #59 Out of Bounds Play - Quick Screen, #17 Post as Screen Play, #11 Return Pass to Post Play, #65 Held Ball Play, #58 Arnie Risen, #71 Guards Down Play, #51 Jack Dwan, #64 Tommy Byrnes, #57 Arthur Spector, #55 Max Zaslofsky, #47 Out of Bounds Play - Criss Cross, #62 Herman Schaefer
The cards ranked by Value:
- 1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan : PSA 2 - GOOD
- 1948 Bowman #72 Carl Braun : PSA 4 - VG/EX
- 1948 Bowman #12 Kenny Sailors : PSA 5 - EX
- 1948 Bowman #66 Jim Pollard : PSA 4 - VG/EX
- 1948 Bowman #34 Joe Fulks : PSA 5 - EX
- 1948 Bowman #38 Buddy Jeanette : PSA 2 - GOOD
- 1948 Bowman #39 Ray Kuka : PSA 3 - VG
- 1948 Bowman #52 Cornelius Simmons : PSA 4 - VG/EX
- 1948 Bowman #44 Arnie Johnson : 4 - VG/EX
- 1948 Bowman #63 John Mahnken : PSA 4 - VG/EX
- 1948 Bowman #37 Don Carlson : 4.5 - VG/EX+
- 1948 Bowman #53 Out of Bounds Play - Quick Roll: 4 - VG/EX
Set breakdown by grade:
| Number of Cards in Set | 55 | ||
| Average Grade - Weighted by Value | 2.53 - GD+ | ||
| Average Grade - Unweighted | 2.42 - GD+ | ||
| Grade Breakdown | |||
| PSA 5 - EX | 2 | ||
| 4.5 - VG/EX+ | 1 | ||
| PSA 4 - VG/EX | 6 | ||
| 4 - VG/EX | 4 | ||
| PSA 3.5 - VG+ | 1 | ||
| 3 - VG | 2 | ||
| SGC 3 - VG | 1 | ||
| PSA 3 - VG | 1 | ||
| 2 - GOOD | 15 | ||
| PSA 2 - GOOD | 3 | ||
| 1.5 - FAIR | 15 | ||
| PSA 1.5 - FAIR | 1 | ||
| 1 - POOR | 3 | ||
| Price If Purchased Separately | $18,776.00 | ||
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