This set contains the following cards

1973 Topps #25 Roy White3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #68 - Clay Carroll / Sparky Lyle Leading Firemen2 - GOODFrontBack
1973 Topps #82 Fritz Peterson3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #103 Celerino Sanchez3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #132 Matty Alou5.5 - EX+FrontBack
1973 Topps #142 Thurman Munson3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #172 Steve Kline3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #198 Horace Clarke3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #343 - Bobby Murcer Boyhood Photo3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #394 Sparky Lyle4 - VG/EXFrontBack
1973 Topps #462 Ron Blomberg3 - VGFrontBack
1973 Topps #498 Graig Nettles5 - EXFrontBack
1973 Topps #573 Fred Beene1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1973 Topps #634 Alan Closter2 - GOODFrontBack

This is a 1973 Topps New York Yankees Near Team Set. Dean's Cards has designed our Near Complete Team Sets using the majority of cards for that team - leaving out the expensive super-star rookie cards, high numbers, short-prints, and multi-player rookie cards, reducing the price. the other cards can then be added, from our inventory of over a million cards, as your budget allows. In order to keep the cost of this set down of this 1973 Topps New York Yankees Near Complete Team Set down, Dean's Cards has left some of the more costly cards out. the cards not included are expensive multi-team rookie cards, that were left out of the team set to keep the cost down. the 1973 Topps was the first set to feature all of multi-player rookie cards by position, instead of by their respective teams. To make a bad idea even worse, Topps waited until 7th Series to issue this cards, making them expensive, as well as undesired. As a result, the 1973 Topps multi-player rookie cards are not considered part of 1973 Topps Team Sets. We feel that they do not offer enough value to team sets to offset the additional expense. If you dis-agree, the 1973 multi-team rookie cards can be purchased individually on our site. For the exact cards contained in this set, as well as their front and back scans, please see the description below.

Set breakdown by grade:

Number of Cards in Set 14
Average Grade - Weighted by Value 3.51 - VG+
Average Grade - Unweighted 3.14 - VG
Grade Breakdown
5.5 - EX+ 1
5 - EX 1
4 - VG/EX 1
3 - VG 8
2 - GOOD 2
1.5 - FAIR 1

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This near team set contains 14 cards out of the possible 32 cards. This is not a complete set.

"The following cards have been omitted, in order to keep the cost of the set reasonable, and can be purchased separately."#472 All-Time Grand Slam Leader - Lou Gehrig, #474 All-Time RBI Leader - Babe Ruth, #608 Rookie Pitchers - Steve Busby / Doc Medich / Dick Colpaert and #616 Rookie Pitchers - Norm Angelini / Steve Blateric / Mike Garman

This set does not include the following cards: #46 Lindy McDaniel, #240 Bobby Murcer, #265 Gene Michael, #293 Bernie Allen, #314 Ron Swoboda, #371 Mike Kekich, #419 Casey Cox, #431 Gerry Moses, #479 Hal Lanier, #520 Mel Stottlemyre, #535 Johnny Callison, #556 Yankees Team, #650 Felipe Alou

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1973 Topps New York Yankees Near Team Set 3.5 - VG+ 7274687 (14 / 32 cards)

If the scan in the listing says ACTUAL IMAGE, you will receive the card pictured. For cards issued after 1983, we will often use representative images and you will not receive the exact card pictured.

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Card Grading

Determining the card's grade

The sharpness of the corners and the degree to which a card was cut off-center determines the maximum possible grade that the card can receive. The card's grade is further reduced by any flaws or blemishes that it may have. Each card is evaluated on the following characteristics and assigned a score.

  1. Corners - Each corner of a card is individually analyzed, and then assigned a score on how square, sharp, and flawless it appears.
  2. Centering - The borders are measured, at multiple points along the edge, to determine the horizontal and vertical centering and tilt.
  3. Defects - The card is examined for imperfections, such as: size, print flaws, dings, stains, creases, or other wear which could lower its grade.
  4. Bonus for Perfect Centering - A vintage card, with near perfect centering, is given a one-half grade bonus. So when you buy one of our cards with a half-grade (e.g. 3.5 or 6.5) it will appear perfectly centered, both vertically and horizontally.

Grading Criteria

  1. Worst Corner - A card can grade only as high as the worst corner will allow.
  2. Average Corner
  3. Tilt - The difference in width of a card border near the top, compared to the bottom.
  4. OCT - The sum of how far a card is Off-Center, plus its Tilt.
  5. Minimum Centering Requirements
  6. Eye Appeal - The combination of a card's centering, corners and tilt.
  7. Well-Centered - Cards that appear perfectly centered receive a bonus of one-half grade.
  8. Flaws, defects and other imperfections - can lower a card's grade.
  9. Card Backs - the above criteria is also considered, for the back of the cards, but does not inflict as severe of a penalty to its grade.

Packaging

Please note that when images are enlarged there may be instances of vertical lines running through the scans. This was caused by a "dust speck" on the scanner and can be verified by the vertical lines running into the black margins on the top and bottom of the image.

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