1966 Topps
Total Cards: 598
Rating: 7.7 (104 votes)
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Trivia |
- 1st set to include Atlanta Braves cards.
- Wax packs were $0.05 for 5 cards.
- Features the rookie cards for Hall of Famers Jim Palmer, Don Sutton, and Fergie Jenkins.
Features the final cards for Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax and Robin Robert. - Originally, card #43 Don Landrum, showed Landrum's fly button open and visible. A "corrected" version removed the button altogether, and a second corrected version finally corrected the issue.
- Card #447 carries Dick Ellsworth's name, but mistakenly shows former teammate Ken Hubbs who was killed in a plane crash in February 1964.
- Topps did not issue a team card for the Houston Astros, possibly because of a legal dispute over the name, "Astros."
- Card #586 Claude Raymond also shows a player with his fly open. No cards were issued as a "correction". His card in 1967 also has a fly open. No correction card was made for that one either.
- 22 Braves players pictured with no hat. Only one pictured with a batting helmet.
User Comments |
These were the first pack of baseball cards that I every opened. I remember going to the local store down the road with my brothers and purchasing my first pack and opening it up and the first card I saw was a Johnny Klippstein #493. It was late in the summer so we had a lot of high numbers from this set. My brother is just a few cards from completing this set. While I have completed the 68,69,70,71,73,74 and 75 sets. And need just 2 cards for a 1960 set. | ||
Bought my first 1966 wax pack at a small local store. All I had was a quarter, but is was enough for 2 packs and some candy. I walked back home through the woods opening what became a lifelong obsession. ....D | ||
High #'s for the '66 and '67 sets are greatly undervalued. No where are sellers listing these cards according to book value. Even doubling the listed values for 1966 and 1967 high #'s may not be enough. | ||
Forum |
| Subject | Replies | Last Post |
| 1966 Topps #123 - Pirates Rookies RC? | 3 | Jan 22, 2021 2:17 PM by BigEd76 |
| 1966T - ERR or UER?, Does anybody have this card? | 9 | Nov 6, 2019 4:25 PM by TraderJack |
| 1966 Topps Baseball ??? Fakes ??? | 6 | Nov 4, 2019 10:59 AM by bkim |
| 1966 Topps #379 Cardinals team card? | 10 | Jul 11, 2019 10:37 AM by switzr1 |
| 1966 Topps Rub-offs - Faked/Wrong scans | 3 | May 26, 2019 8:04 PM by C2Cigars |
External Links |
- 1966 Topps Baseball Blog
- BaseballCardPedia: 1966 Topps (R-414-42-A)
- Inside the Baseball Card Business: Insights from a 1966 Topps Baseball Point of Sale Order Booklet
- PSA Article: The 1966 Topps Baseball Card Set Turns 50
- PSA Price Guide: 1966 Topps
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1966 Topps Baseball Set an Underrated Classic
- Sports Collectors Daily: 1966 Topps Insert Rubbed Collectors The Right Way
