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20 Most Valuable 1970 Topps Football Cards

Most Valuable 1970 Topps Football Cards

By luck, the 1970 Topps football card set helped usher in a new era in professional football history.

Though the AFL and NFL originally merged in 1966 while maintaining separate regular-season schedules, 1970 was the first year they combined into one league, the NFL, with two conferences, the AFC and NFC.

And, because of the steep licensing fees to use NFL logos, 1970 was the first year that Topps went heavy with the airbrush on their cards...

If you look through the 1970 set checklist, you'll notice that there aren't any team logos on the card fronts.

Topps maintained this practice for eleven years and ended it finally with their 1982 set release.

Airbrushing aside, Topps delivered a great-looking design overall with this set.

And in this guide, we'll take a look at the 15 most valuable.

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20 Most Valuable 1973 Topps Baseball Cards

Most Valuable 1973 Topps Baseball Cards

The 1973 Topps baseball card set scaled things back from the company's previous release in a couple of ways.

First, they trimmed 127 cards from the set to settle on a checklist comprised of 660 cards, making it their smallest baseball card set from the 1970s.

Second, they drastically toned down the design format...

In contrast to their 1972 set release that featured bright, vivid design features that screamed "1970s", this set is much more conservative in its appearance.

And, that design leaves many collectors with mixed feelings about it.

Many like the more straightforward appearance but others think Topps may have gone too far in cooling things down.

But whether you love or hate them, this set did pack a lot of star power and rookie cards.

And in this guide, I'll run through the 20 most valuable.

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