1953 Bowman Color
Number of
Required Items
160
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
10.554
Possible Set Rating
This is landmark set of the first order, probably Bowman's response to Topp's smash hit of 1952. Many fans regard 1953 Bowman as a "Perfect" baseball card design: simple, uncluttered Kodachrome photography. Like the '52 Topps set, tremendous demand has caused prices for these cards to skyrocket in recent years. Most in demand: Stan Musial, Pee Wee Reese, Mickey Mantle, Bob Feller, Duke Snider, Yogi Berra, and Whitey Ford. To read an in-depth article, click here.
All-Time Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kriskepplersportsc... 2021 2022 2023 2024 | 100.00% | 9.16 | 10.20 | 10.20 | ||
| 2 | John Branca HOF 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2018 2019 2020 | 100.00% | 9.14 | R 10.17 | 10.17 | ||
| 3 | Charles Merkel HOF 2012 2015 2016 2017 | 100.00% | 9.01 | 9.79 | 9.79 | ||
| 4 | Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection HOF 2010 2013 | 100.00% | 8.94 | R 9.67 | 9.67 | ||
| 5 | Andrew Kaplan HOF 2002 2003 2004 | 96.25% | 8.78 | R 9.42 | 9.06 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kriskepplersportsc... 2021 2022 2023 2024 | 100.00% | 9.16 | 10.20 | 10.20 | ||
| 2 | Charles Merkel HOF 2012 2015 2016 2017 | 100.00% | 9.01 | 9.79 | 9.79 | ||
| 3 | TF57 | 100.00% | 8.62 | 9.01 | 9.01 | ||
| 4 | NotAMavFanIngle | 100.00% | 8.40 | 8.63 | 8.63 | ||
| 5 | Pamela1 UPDATED | 100.00% | 8.13 | 8.16 | 8.16 | ||
| 6 | jbcofc | 100.00% | 8.05 | 8.06 | 8.06 | ||
| 7 | mccordcf | 100.00% | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | ||
| 8 | bobsbbcards | 100.00% | 7.98 | 7.98 | 7.98 | ||
| 9 | JBreads | 100.00% | 7.96 | 7.96 | 7.96 | ||
| 10 | Frank Evanov | 100.00% | 7.52 | 7.52 | 7.52 | ||
| 11 | Alajacket53Color | 100.00% | 7.43 | 7.43 | 7.43 | ||
| 12 | GLEE53 BOWMAN COLOR | 96.88% | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.24 | ||
| 13 | cbsml | 100.00% | 7.19 | 7.19 | 7.19 | ||
| 14 | Gordo Bowman 1953 Color Collection | 100.00% | 7.18 | 7.18 | 7.18 | ||
| 15 | MS 53 Bowman Color | 100.00% | 7.04 | 7.04 | 7.04 | ||
| 16 | JMDVM | 100.00% | 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.99 | ||
| 17 | Themoneyman | 100.00% | 6.85 | 6.85 | 6.85 | ||
| 18 | dr. jay's ballcards | 100.00% | 6.77 | 6.77 | 6.77 | ||
| 19 | STL1944 | 100.00% | 6.74 | 6.74 | 6.74 | ||
| 20 | Webster | 100.00% | 6.68 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
