2003 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (12th Edition) (Paperback)

~ Robert F. Lemke (Editor)

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Product Description

Due to the very active baseball card market this past year, now is a great time to buy—if collectors know what to look for. Totally updated and expanded to reflect the most current values for the nearly 450,000 baseball cards listed, this new 12th edition shows collectors the best deals.

Features comprehensive coverage of cards released from 1869 to 2002, including new listings of vintage cards since the 1870s. Revised values are also given for coins, pins, photos, posters, figures, team-issues, and other memorabilia.

More than 9,500 sets are presented with checklists and descriptions accompanied by more than 12,000 photos of individual cards to assist with identification. Cross-referenced indexes make it easy to utilize this volume of data.

• New edition reflects the most current values for the nearly 450,000 baseball cards listed

• More than 9,500 sets are listed with checklists and histories

• Revised values are also given for coins, pins, photos, posters, figures, team-issues, and other memorabilia

About the Author

Editor Bob Lemke has been an active baseball card collector for 50 years and professionally involved in the hobby on a daily basis since 1980. He has authored several books and hundreds of articles on all aspects of baseball card collecting and investment. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1703 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 12th Rev edition (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873494652
• ISBN-13: 978-0873494656
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,121,172 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More sets listed than Beckett, February 8, 2002

By	Thom Cuddy (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: 2002 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards, 11th ed) (Paperback)

As a diehard Beckett user, I was hesitant to buy this guide. If you are looking for the price guide most stores will go by, subscribe to Beckett's magazine. If you want a book that will list all of the regional, food issue and oddball sets, buy this instead of Beckett. I collect Red Sox cards and had nearly 100 cards that I could not identify with the Beckett, even after combing through the book page by page. I bought this book because I needed info on minor league team sets, and to my delight was able to identify all but 3 card sets! This book was well worth the purchase! The only drawback is that the majority of minor league sets are identified by team name, manufacturer and number of cards in the set. I would like to know who was in each set so I can identify minor league cards of former Red Sox as managers, but the size of this book definitely prevents this. This book is huge compared to Beckett, a result of the additional sets and information provided. I'll stick with the Standard Catalog from now on, until someone produces a complete checklist of Red Sox cards!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NYSFFan, October 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 2001 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (Paperback)

Just received the newest edition - was really pleased with the format of pre 1980 cards in separate section - my personal collection is only in this area - now I do not have to thumb through all the pages unless I am going to look for something after the 1980s. While the prices may not match some of the other publications they are in the "ball park" (then again what is a card really worth??? Only what one is willing to pay). The best is the listing of all the cards not just the "stars". I consider this the best reference for pre 1960's cards.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Biggest and Best!, March 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 2000 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards, 9th ed) (Paperback)

This is the 5th straight year I've purchased this great guide, and every year it gets better! I collect Prewar/19th Century Baseball Cards, and 99.5% of them are covered in this price guide. The only price guide I use, and will ever use. Bob Lemke has put together another great one this year, Thanks! F.K.W