1974 Topps Baseball Cards – 10 Most Valuable

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Tune in as Mrs. Wax Pack Gods reads about 1974 Topps Baseball Cards.

The distinguishing characteristic of 1974 Topps baseball cards was supposed to be that they were issued all at once.

And that’s still important, because the move from series production to lump-sum issues sort of marks the beginning of modern card collecting.

But in the winter of 1973-74, the San Diego Padres loused things up by almost moving to Washington, D.C., without really knowing their team name.

That coerced Topps into printing some Padres cards with a ‘WASHINGTON “NAT’L LEA.”‘ designation.

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Then Ray Kroc stepped in to buy the Padres and keep them in San Diego, and Topps had to scramble to update their “Nationals” cards.

What resulted was a series of the most confusing and sought-after variations of the last 50 years, with card values that far outstrip the status of the players pictured.

All of which is to say that we’re not going to consider those variations here in the list of most valuable 1974 Topps baseball cards.

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