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<p>New page: &#039;&#039;&#039;1952 Topps Andy Pafko:&#039;&#039;&#039; Why, oh why, is a career .285 hitter considered &quot;significant?&quot; Well, Andy Pafko holds the distinction of being the very first card in what is considered to be ...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;1952 Topps Andy Pafko:&#039;&#039;&#039; Why, oh why, is a career .285 hitter considered &quot;significant?&quot; Well, Andy Pafko holds the distinction of being the very first card in what is considered to be the first &quot;real&quot; baseball card set of the post-WWII era, 1952 Topps. <br /> <br /> Big deal, right? Keep in mind that this was 1952. It would be at least a quarter century before baseball cards would be looked upon as &quot;collectibles&quot; with investment value. Therefore, it was not uncommon for the collectors of the era, (read: kids), to store their baseball cards in rubber band bounded stacks. As the top card of such stacks, Pafko&#039;s card tended to receive a bit more abuse than others. The rubber bands had the tendency to &quot;dig&quot; into the sides of the card, creating a &quot;[[notch]].&quot; Needless to say, there aren&#039;t that many Pafko&#039;s in excellent condition much less in mint condition. So yeah, it is a big deal.<br /> <br /> In 1999 a &#039;52 Topps Pafko, pulled fresh from a near half-century old pack and graded Mint &quot;9&quot; by PSA, sold for $83,870 at auction. Not bad for a career .285 hitter.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Significant Cards]]</div>

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