The 1970 set was split into seven series and was the largest set produced to that point at 720 cards

The 1970 set was split into seven series and was the largest set produced to that point at 720 cards. The front of the cards seemed to lack pizazz but the  backs were done in a vibrant yellow, navy blue and white to make the mini bio and stats very easy to read.
Today, although the set was issued in series, the value of common cards from #1-546 is essentially the same.  Prices do increase a bit for commons in the 'semi high' numbers (#547-633) and are highest priced for the high numbered series (#634-720).
Set features rookie cards of Thurman Munson (most sales of PSA 8 graded examples of this card range from $150-200), Bill Buckner and Vida Blue as well as Charlie Manuel, who gained bigger fame as manager of the World Series champion Phillies more than three decades later (he's 'Chuck' in the set).    It also marked the 'managerial rookie card' of Sparky Anderson, in his first year with Cincinnati.  His airbrushed photo was taken the year before when Anderson was a Padres' coach.
The 1970 set was split into seven series and was the largest set produced to that point at 720 cards. The front of the cards seemed to lack pizazz but the  backs were done in a vibrant yellow, navy blue and white to make the mini bio and stats very easy to read.
Today, although the set was issued in series, the value of common cards from #1-546 is essentially the same.  Prices do increase a bit for commons in the 'semi high' numbers (#547-633) and are highest priced for the high numbered series (#634-720).
Perhaps the most melancholy card in the set is card #88, the Pilots Rookie Stars card.  Sharing the card with Dick Baney – who won four games and saved three over three seasons with the Pilots and Reds – was a 23-year-old pitcher named Miguel Fuentes.  Fuentes has the distinction of throwing the final pitch in Seattle Pilots history, but was murdered in the off-season in his native Puerto Rico by a bar patron who thought Fuentes was relieving himself on his car.
In a bit of nostalgia, a June 1970 ad in the Baseball Digest offers a (presumably) mint 1970 BB card set for $11.95.  Today, the set in the same condition would sell for $2,000++.   A quick breakdown of the set using Beckett's prices indicate; the top 15 cards total $940 while there are also 85+ high numbers @ $10 ea.  In fact, the total of the entire set based on high value Beckett is about $3,540.
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