1968 Topps Baseball Card # 560 Paul Casanova

Description: 1968 Topps Baseball Card # 560 Paul Casanova - Washington Senators (VG) 1960-1969 Baseball CardsFew time periods in the history of the hobby garner as much interest as 1960s baseball cards. Packed with Hall of Fame players and valuable rookie cards, these products are a set collector’s dream. Ungraded commons are still very reasonable and can be readily found at card shows and online, while high-graded stars command prices that push deep into the thousands. This decade was mostly dominated by Topps but a few popular Fleer products were released early in the 1960s that included a roster of retired players, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb.Part of what makes 1960s baseball cards so special is the impressive lineup of players that filled the checklists. Established stars are joined by the new rookie class, which includes top players like Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, Reggie Jackson, Tom Seaver, Johnny Bench, Rod Carew, Carl Yastrzemski, and Lou Brock.1968 Topps Baseball Trading Card SetWhile the design is not the most impressive, 1968 Topps Baseball features one of the biggest cards in post-war collecting history. Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench rookie cards headline the popular product. Product Details Led by key rookie cards for Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench, the 1968 Topps Baseball checklist is loaded. While the '68 design earns a mixed reaction from the hobby, and many view it as one of the weaker vintage options from Topps, interest remains very strong.1968 Topps Baseball features a small decrease in the size of the checklist from the previous year, dipping down to 598 cards. Measuring the standard card size, the set is filled with superstars, future Hall of Fame players and one of the most pursued rookie cards of the post-war era.Design & SubsetsUnlike '1967, the 1968 Topps Baseball design seemingly draws attention away from the photography, utilizing a speckled, dot-matrix frame that actually fills a large amount of the card. A white and black border with rounded corners highlights the depicted player image and the player's name is listed at the bottom of the card. Finally, an off-set colored circle on the lower right-hand corner houses the player's fielding position and team name. Collectors will notice that the first series cards feature a framed design with less dots and later cards have a more filled-in look.Card backs are more traditional, with a vertical layout and filled coloring. Featuring season-by-season stats, the 1968 Topps Baseball cards are essentially yellow, but have a more gold/orange tint compared to other versions.Continuing a trend from much of the decade, 1968 Topps Baseball features several familiar subsets, including League Leaders (#1-12) and World Series Highlights (#151-158). After a hiatus, The Sporting News All-Stars subset (#361-380) returns with a dedicated run of cards. Additionally, collectors can find Rookie Stars, themed combo cards, checklists and team cards.RookiesMuch to the disappoint of collectors, the multi-player Rookie Stars cards largely pair the future Hall of Fame players with journeymen who have little-to-no collecting appeal. For example, Johnny Bench's rookie card finds him paired with Ron Tompkins, a pitcher with a career record of 0-2 over only 50 innings pitched.However, Nolan Ryan's rookie card is even more coveted due to the fact that it features him alongside Jerry Koosman a fellow rookie and Ryan's teammate. Koosman was a star pitcher in his own right. He amassed a career record of 222-209, with a 3.36 ERA and 2,556 strikeouts over 19 seasons. Paired with Ryan, whose career stat line was 324-292, with a 3.19 ERA and 5,714 strikeouts, this is arguably the best multi-player baseball rookie card ever produced.VariationsThere are a handful of known variations, several of which are related to the color of the lettering used in the team name. The yellow versions for Ed Brinkman (#49) and Casey Cox (#66) carry a significant premium, along with the white team version for Mike McCormick (#400). Also, many variations deal with checklist card updates, but these don't yield the same value bump. When taken into account, the variations bring the 1968 Topps Baseball master set to 608 total cards.InsertsMeasuring 2-2-1/4" x 3-1/4", the sole insert in 1968 Topps Baseball is part of card game. The Game insert totals 33 cards that showcase a similar look to a deck of playing cards and harken back to the Birthplace of Topps. Each card includes a colorful player image, facsimile signature and specific play that corresponds to the game. Each of the Game card backs include a blue design.Overall Legacy and OffshootsThe 1968 Topps Baseball design is widely regarded as being one of the worst of the era. Regardless of where you stand on the set's aesthetic appeal, the design does an excellent job of masking card damage and imperfections. Despite that characteristic, some of the star cards can be difficult to find in high grade. As is customary, the high-number series cards (#498-598) are a bit more difficult to find and do yield a slight bump over cards from other series.Similar to other Topps Baseball sets from the era, a Venezuelan release acts as a partial parallel and includes the first 370 cards in the main set. There is also a Canadian O-Pee-Chee version (#1-196). Lastly, several cards were issued in Win-A-Card, a Milton Bradley game, with the same design as 1968 Topps Baseball. The skip-numbered set includes 77 cards from the first two series of '68 Topps, including the Nolan Ryan rookie card. They can be distinguished from the main cards based on the more vivid yellow back, white line on the front edges and thickness of the front border frame.How We Grade: Gem Mint (GMT): (10.0) A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition, a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top to bottom. Mint (MT): (9.0-9.5) A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appear equal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents, surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardless of age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed – or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can be considered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be considered in Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to side and top to bottom. Near Mint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5) A super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a very slight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minor printing imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Near Mint (NM): (7.0-7.5) A nearly perfect card at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on some corners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish or slight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Excellent/Near Mint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5) Card may have visible surface wear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightly graduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may have minor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centering must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. Excellent (EX): (5.0-5.5) Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Card borders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minor gum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss of luster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or two small nicks. Very Good/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5) Shows obvious handling, but still looks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases, tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss of luster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show major gum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratio may be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear. Very Good (VG): (3.0-3.5) A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentional damage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. May have major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show the underlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on, and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond the border. Good (GD) (2.0-2.5) Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show all the wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumb tack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhaps small tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard. Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits of paper. Still basically a complete card. Poor (P): (1.0-1.5) A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areas may be torn off. 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