1954 TOPPS SET - RARE SERIES
In 2010, an uncut sheet of 100 1954 Topps Baseball cards was offered for auction. The sheet confirmed what I have long suspected, that there is another scarce series of cards within the set. The currently recognized series are cards 1-50, 51-75 and 76-250. The 2nd series has always been deemed more scarce, and thus a higher premium is charged for those cards. While there is little doubt that some of those cards are tougher to find, I have found some of them no harder to find than another grouping later in the set. The uncut sheet seems to support my theory. It contains cards 126-150 and 176-250. Card numbers 151-175 are not included on the sheet. This is similar to the grouping that I found more difficult to find when pursuing my set. I just looked at PSA's population report today 11/15/2018 and it continues to support my theory. It appears that Topps at least had the following breakdowns: 1-50 (50 CARDS) 1 Series or Grouping 51-75 (25 CARDS) 2 Series or Grouping (Scarce) 76-1