1953 Topps
Number of
Required Items
274
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
10.439
Possible Set Rating
A set with many avid fans, whether it be for the painted player pictures, or for the challenge of assembling this issue in high grade without any color border chipping. Despite having to compete with the Bowman masterpiece of that year, this Topps effort is solid, aided by some keys not included in their competitor's set: Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, and Willie Mays. 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 | Charles Merkel HOF 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 | 100.00% | 9.02 | R 10.02 | 10.02 | ||
| 2 | calvinehler HOF 2022 | 100.00% | 8.82 | 9.56 | 9.56 | ||
| 3 | Anthony Fioto HOF 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 | 100.00% | 8.67 | R 9.22 | 9.22 | ||
| 4 | NotAMavFanIngle | 100.00% | 8.57 | 8.96 | 8.96 | ||
| 5 | Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection HOF | 100.00% | 8.47 | R 8.77 | 8.77 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | calvinehler HOF 2022 | 100.00% | 8.82 | 9.56 | 9.56 | ||
| 2 | NotAMavFanIngle | 100.00% | 8.57 | 8.96 | 8.96 | ||
| 3 | pacifica | 100.00% | 8.23 | 8.35 | 8.35 | ||
| 4 | Pack Fresh Time Machine | 100.00% | 8.07 | 8.09 | 8.09 | ||
| 5 | Heritage Auctions - August 2022 for Charity | 99.64% | 7.99 | 8.00 | 7.96 | ||
| 6 | The 53 Kid | 99.64% | 7.98 | 7.98 | 7.95 | ||
| 7 | Daveybug92 | 100.00% | 7.92 | 7.95 | 7.95 | ||
| 8 | Jimmy's '53 Topps Set | 100.00% | 7.93 | 7.95 | 7.95 | ||
| 9 | Kurt's 1953 Topps | 99.64% | 7.87 | 7.88 | 7.86 | ||
| 10 | Eights and Nines….. mostly. | 97.08% | 8.47 | 8.71 | 7.84 | ||
| 11 | JAAG 13 | 99.27% | 8.03 | 8.05 | 7.82 | ||
| 12 | The cards your mom said she threw out 1953 | 99.64% | 7.87 | 7.87 | 7.76 | ||
| 13 | Boyds Toys 1953 topps | 100.00% | 7.76 | 7.76 | 7.76 | ||
| 14 | Jim"s 1953 Topps Set | 100.00% | 7.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 | ||
| 15 | Jim's 1953 Topps beauties | 97.81% | 7.80 | 7.80 | 7.57 | ||
| 16 | Southpaw's 53's | 100.00% | 7.53 | 7.53 | 7.53 | ||
| 17 | SurvivorRon | 100.00% | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | ||
| 18 | Phil Mangano | 97.08% | 8.03 | 8.04 | 7.41 | ||
| 19 | Mets-71 | 93.07% | 8.07 | 8.08 | 7.38 | ||
| 20 | The KC Jones Collection | 100.00% | 7.37 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
