1956 Topps - Basic
Number of
Required Items
342
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
10.973
Possible Set Rating
With no Bowman issue to compete with, this set represented Topps "coming out party," coinciding with Mickey Mantle's emergence as a dominant force during his historic Triple Crown year. Not surprisingly Mantle's card is key to this terrific set which includes Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, and the New York Yankees team card. 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 | 100.00% | 9.35 | 10.25 | 10.25 | ||
| 2 | Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection | 100.00% | 9.12 | R 9.72 | 9.72 | ||
| 3 | Phil Minard's - 1956 Topps Basic Set | 100.00% | 9.02 | R 9.45 | 9.45 | ||
| 4 | Ron Hobbs Family Collection | 100.00% | 8.83 | 9.16 | 9.16 | ||
| 5 | SmokinStan | 100.00% | 8.71 | R 8.98 | 8.98 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Merkel HOF 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 | 100.00% | 9.35 | 10.25 | 10.25 | ||
| 2 | Ron Hobbs Family Collection | 100.00% | 8.83 | 9.16 | 9.16 | ||
| 3 | The cards your mom said she threw out 1956 | 100.00% | 8.71 | 8.96 | 8.96 | ||
| 4 | msd1172 | 100.00% | 8.42 | 8.57 | 8.57 | ||
| 5 | Pamela2 | 100.00% | 8.43 | 8.49 | 8.49 | ||
| 6 | Chris Bourne-1956 Topps | 100.00% | 8.37 | 8.48 | 8.48 | ||
| 7 | Derek's 1956 Set | 100.00% | 8.34 | 8.47 | 8.47 | ||
| 8 | jbcofc | 100.00% | 8.18 | 8.26 | 8.26 | ||
| 9 | Mr Consistency | 100.00% | 8.19 | 8.24 | 8.24 | ||
| 10 | Gregg's 1956 Set | 100.00% | 8.16 | 8.21 | 8.21 | ||
| 11 | Jim's 1956 Topps Basic Set | 100.00% | 8.12 | 8.13 | 8.13 | ||
| 12 | DLW's 56's | 100.00% | 8.10 | 8.11 | 8.11 | ||
| 13 | CCC | 98.83% | 8.16 | 8.24 | 8.09 | ||
| 14 | Jim's 1956 Topps Work in Progress UPDATED | 100.00% | 8.01 | 8.06 | 8.06 | ||
| 15 | Galen G Johnson 1956 Topps Collection | 100.00% | 8.03 | 8.04 | 8.04 | ||
| 16 | Gemint's 1956 Set | 100.00% | 8.03 | 8.03 | 8.03 | ||
| 17 | mccordcf | 100.00% | 8.03 | 8.03 | 8.03 | ||
| 18 | The Charlotte Collection | 100.00% | 8.03 | 8.03 | 8.03 | ||
| 19 | ppllc | 100.00% | 8.02 | 8.02 | 8.02 | ||
| 20 | The KC Jones Collection | 100.00% | 8.01 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
