1953 Topps
Number of
Required Items
274
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
10.472
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 2023 | 99.64% | 9.02 | 10.00 | 9.98 | ||
| 2 | Anthony Fioto HOF 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 | 100.00% | 8.67 | R 9.20 | 9.20 | ||
| 3 | NotAMavFanIngle | 100.00% | 8.61 | 9.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 4 | Pelwood Cards UPDATED | 100.00% | 8.51 | 8.77 | 8.77 | ||
| 5 | Donald E. Spence - The Lone Star Collection HOF | 100.00% | 8.47 | R 8.75 | 8.75 |
Current 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 2023 | 99.64% | 9.02 | 10.00 | 9.98 | ||
| 2 | NotAMavFanIngle | 100.00% | 8.61 | 9.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 3 | Pelwood Cards UPDATED | 100.00% | 8.51 | 8.77 | 8.77 | ||
| 4 | pacifica | 100.00% | 8.25 | 8.35 | 8.35 | ||
| 5 | shoebox michael | 100.00% | 8.06 | 8.08 | 8.08 | ||
| 6 | kaplankm UPDATED | 100.00% | 8.03 | 8.08 | 8.08 | ||
| 7 | Jimmy's '53 Topps Set | 100.00% | 8.02 | 8.05 | 8.05 | ||
| 8 | Jim"s 1953 Topps Set UPDATED | 100.00% | 7.96 | 7.97 | 7.97 | ||
| 9 | The cards your mom said she threw out 1953 UPDATED | 100.00% | 7.96 | 7.96 | 7.96 | ||
| 10 | Kurt's 1953 Topps | 99.64% | 7.87 | 7.88 | 7.86 | ||
| 11 | The 53 Kid | 99.64% | 7.97 | 7.97 | 7.85 | ||
| 12 | Boyds Toys 1953 topps | 100.00% | 7.83 | 7.83 | 7.83 | ||
| 13 | calvinehler | 95.99% | 8.17 | 8.35 | 7.75 | ||
| 14 | cbsml UPDATED | 99.64% | 7.72 | 7.72 | 7.71 | ||
| 15 | Jim's 1953 Topps beauties | 98.54% | 7.80 | 7.80 | 7.63 | ||
| 16 | Southpaw's 53's | 100.00% | 7.54 | 7.54 | 7.54 | ||
| 17 | SurvivorRon | 100.00% | 7.54 | 7.54 | 7.54 | ||
| 18 | Tim's 53s | 95.62% | 8.08 | 8.10 | 7.48 | ||
| 19 | Mets-71 | 93.43% | 8.07 | 8.08 | 7.39 | ||
| 20 | The KC Jones Collection | 100.00% | 7.37 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
