2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s Baseball Checklist and Details

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2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s Baseball mixes original cards from the decade with cut signatures. The two are combined to create something new. A total of 100 players are featured in the limited edition release, over half of which are Hall of Famers.

2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s Roberto Clemente

The 100 players make up the full set. A quarter of these are short print with just five copies each. That said, the cards with the highest print runs have 35 copies each so the range isn’t too extreme. Key players on the checklist include Thurman Munson, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Willie Mays and George Brett.

2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s Thurman Munson

All of the cut signatures are certified by PSA/DNA.

The buyback concept could get overwhelming. However, Historic Autographs thought this out. All of the cards used for a specific player in the main set are the same. This means no variations or a seemingly endless chase if you’re simply going after the main 100-card set.

That said, select players have special one-of-one cards that have other cards from the decade. Lou Brock, Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Fergie Jenkins, Jim Palmer, Tony Perez and Pete Rose are the players with these parallels of sort. They combine to land one per case.

2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s goes beyond baseball in one regard. Randomly inserted are redemptions good for a graded solid gold $5 coin.

The product has a production run of 40 ten-box cases. Expect to pay $275-$300 per box, each with four cards. Each case has three short prints and a one-of-one cards.

2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s Baseball at a glance:

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 4
Boxes per case: 10
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: October 26, 2016

2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s Baseball Checklist

2016 Historic Autographs Originals 1970s Hank Aaron

Print runs for each player are noted.

Hank Aaron – 5
Dick Allen – 12
Walt Alston – 10
Sparky Anderson – 12
Luis Aparicio – 25
Dusty Baker – 12
Ernie Banks – 5
Don Baylor – 5
Johnny Bench – 5
Yogi Berra – 5
Bert Blyleven – 10
Bobby Bonds – 14
George Brett – 13
Lou Brock – 30
Bill Buckner – 25
Jim Bunning – 10
Rod Carew – 30
Steve Carlton – 12
Gary Carter – 15
Norm Cash – 5
Orlando Cepeda – 30
Roberto Clemente – 5
Tony Conigliario – 5
Cecil Cooper – 25
Bobby Cox – 5
Andre Dawson – 25
Leo Durocher – 5
Dennis Eckersley – 5
Darrell Evans – 25
Dwight Evans – 12
Mark Fidrych – 24
Rollie Fingers – 26
Carlton Fisk – 29
Steve Garvey – 12
Bob Gibson – 16
Goose Gossage – 17
Ron Guidry – 15
Keith Hernandez – 18
Whitey Herzog – 13
Gil Hodges – 5
Catfish Hunter – 19
Reggie Jackson – 30
Fergie Jenkins – 26
Tommy John – 15
Jim Kaat – 25
Al Kaline – 12
Harmon Killebrew – 27
Tony LaRussa – 25
Tom Lasorda – 15
Jim Lonborg – 25
Fred Lynn – 11
Bill Madlock – 5
Juan Marichal – 5
Eddie Mathews – 25
Gary Matthews – 25
Willie Mays – 10
Bill Mazeroski – 5
Tim McCarver – 25
Willie McCovey – 5
Paul Molitor – 30
Joe Morgan – 5
Thurman Munson – 5
Dale Murphy – 25
Eddie Murray – 5
Phil Nieko – 23
Joe Niekro – 15
Tony Oliva – 5
Al Oliver – 15
Jim Palmer – 30
Dave Parker – 25
Tony Perez – 25
Gaylord Perry – 25
Lou Piniella – 25
Boog Powell – 25
Jim Rice – 30
J.R. Richard – 5
Brooks Robinson – 18
Frank Robinson – 5
Pete Rose – 25
Nolan Ryan – 14
Ron Santo – 21
Mike Schmidt – 5
Red Schoendienst – 11
Tom Seaver – 15
Ozzie Smith – 5
Willie Stargell – 10
Bruce Sutter – 29
Don Sutton – 14
Gorman Thomas – 10
Luis Tiant – 25
Joe Torre – 11
Earl Weaver – 14
Roy White – 25
Hoyt Wilhelm – 23
Billy Williams – 35
Dick Williams – 5
Ted Williams – 10
Dave Winfield – 30
Carl Yastrmeski – 15
Robin Yount – 30

Comments? Questions? Contact Ryan Cracknell on Twitter @tradercracks.

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A collector for much of his life, Ryan focuses primarily on building sets, Montreal Expos and interesting cards. He's also got one of the most comprehensive collections of John Jaha cards in existence (not that there are a lot of them). Got a question, story idea or want to get in touch? You can reach him by email and through Twitter @tradercracks.

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4 comments

  1. Richard 27 September, 2016 at 13:49

    I see only 2 players that will make you ahead of the game on price. Almost every player on the list is readily available for less. Even Hank Aaron can be found for under $50 for a PSA/DNA certified card.
    (Leaf Cut Signatures for example). Ted Williams is easy to find under $150.

    If you get a Clemente or Thurmon, you win.
    If you get the gold coin too I would expect.
    So 1600 cards of which 10 get you there.
    Not great odds.

  2. Kevin 27 September, 2016 at 14:27

    These are 4 Cards per box. Making the odds better that you get good boxes. Short prints in HA Registry Sets consistently get $200-$600. So, with 3 SP’s per case averaging those numbers and each box having 4 cards of the 100 card set this isn’t nearly as dismal as Richard makes it seem.

    Historic Autos Team

  3. Richard 27 September, 2016 at 15:25

    I collect for enjoyment, but I also figure out where best to allocate my money. I will take an on card autograph that was created for that sole purpose as my first choice every time. After that, a card signed by the player and PSA/DNA preferably encapsulated by BGS or the like.

    If I can buy something I consider a higher quality for less money, I’d be crazy to do otherwise.
    I don’t crack product with an eye towards resale, I base it on odds of getting what I would want to keep. Selling stuff I don’t want is a pain in the butt.
    The last time I did any serious cracking was a couple of years ago with Bowman Platinum when they did
    prospects with on card autos, I did not go near the current product with its stickers.

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