Uncut Sheets of 1959 Topps Football Cards

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First Series

The picture below shows the configuration of an uncut 132-card half-sheet of first series 1959 Topps football cards. I modeled it after a picture of a real uncut sheet that appeared in an online auction. If you hold your cursor above a card, your browser should show you the number of the card and the name of the player. Clicking on a card will bring up the full-sized scan.

This sheet was originally half of a 264-card full sheet configured like this 1966 Topps baseball card sheet. You can see on the baseball card sheet that the top eight rows (88 cards) on the left half of the sheet are repeated twice more on the full sheet. On the 132-card half-sheet below, the bottom four rows are the same as the top four rows. On the other 132-card half-sheet, the other four rows would have been repeated.

This is how the half-sheet was numbered. The eleven cards in green (some repeated on the sheet) are the first series cards with the fewest examples graded PSA 9 or PSA 10, according to PSA's population report. You can see that all but one of the eleven was on the edge of either this half-sheet, the other first series half-sheet (below), or both, suggesting that cards on the edges of the sheets tended to get damaged in production.

1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16

I have not seen an example of the other half of the first series sheet, but based on what I have seen on other sheets, I am nearly certain that it contained rows 5-8 of the sheet above, then rows 1-4, then rows 5-8 again. Here is what the other half-sheet would have looked like:

And here's how it would was numbered:

65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78

I don't know which half-sheet was the left half and which was the right. Perhaps someday a full 264-card full sheet will pop up online.

Second Series

An uncut 132-card half-sheet of second series 1959 Topps football cards (cards with numbers ranging from 89 to 176) appeared in a 2009 Huggins & Scott auction. Below is a virtual version of that uncut sheet.

The following table shows how the cards were arranged by number on the sheet. The cards in green are the ten scarcest in high grade in the second series. Again, you can see that the scarcest cards tended to be on the edge of the sheet.

100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101

This is what I believe the other second series half-sheet would have looked like:

And this is how it would have been numbered:

90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124

For more virtual uncut sheets, see the Gallery's master uncut sheet page.

1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16

65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78

100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101

90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124

1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16

65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78

100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101

90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124

1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16

65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78
1	6	30	80	60	88	50	10	45	20	23
7	55	8	15	29	70	35	40	39	12	69
77	27	25	19	26	4	52	62	57	73	13
71	41	17	3	72	31	61	22	76	46	16
65	51	18	82	37	85	28	36	2	44	33
75	11	32	56	21	5	58	68	42	54	86
74	48	34	49	47	87	43	79	84	83	64
63	14	67	53	24	81	38	9	59	66	78

100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101

90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124
100	109	150	160	130	97	145	165	120	167	110
135	176	115	128	105	153	152	125	161	163	89
119	116	92	151	147	102	96	175	91	136	132
134	144	168	174	103	121	142	159	113	166	101
90	170	140	114	93	173	143	95	122	149	169
131	123	157	99	171	172	137	106	154	111	162
94	164	146	148	104	139	129	127	126	98	156
138	158	155	107	112	133	117	141	118	108	124