Lot 21. Near Mint+ to Near Mint-Mint 1978 Topps Baseball Complete Set of 726. Razor-sharp corners abound in this set, which misses grading nm-m or better only because of centering. Virtually all of the cards are at least nm, and there appear to be at least as many mint cards as nm examples. Key cards: #5 Rose (record breaker) nm-m, 6 Ryan nm-m, 20 Rose nm, 36 Murray rookie nm+ to nm-m, 100 Brett nm+ to nm-m, 350 Schmidt nm-m, 400 Ryan ex-m (because of centering), 707 Molitor-Trammell rookie nm+ to nm-m.
Winning Bid $113.
Lot 22. Near Mint 1979 Topps Baseball Complete Set of 726. Sharp set that would grade nm-m except for the centering of some cards. Key cards: #24 Molitor nm, 115 Ryan nm, 116 Smith rookie ex-m (because of centering), 330 Brett nm, 640 Murray nm, 610 Schmidt nm+, 650 Rose nm-m, 700 Jackson nm-m.
Winning Bid $75.
