Start Date
April 2021
Updated: August, 2022)
Cards Acquired
14 / 132
Raw Cards
USD $260
Ave. $18.57 / card
Cards Graded
Grading Costs
$60
Total
$320
The long-build on a high quality set of 1966 Philadelphia football
Like the Topps football series of the same year, this set is also difficult to build high quality from raw, but relatively inexpensive to purchase in high grade. Other than the Ditka PSA 8, which I didn’t want to have to wait to acquire, all cards were found in raw condition.
Centered with Good Corners
The mandate is to shoot for graded PSA 9’s but settle for 8s and replace all others as they come up. Or buy graded if difficult to find in 9 condition, and / or a deal. The minimum criteria for a 1966 card must be PSA 9 centering and a clean mark-free surface, letting the corners, the back, and other elements dictate the balance of the grade. A number of cards in the series are virtually impossible to find in a grade higher than 8.
1966 Philadelphia Bob Boyd #16
PSA 8
1966 Philadelphia Mike Ditka #32
PSA 8
1966 Philadelphia San Francisco 49’ers Play Card #182
PSA 8
