Although single error cards might be a little more famous, there is nothing that reaches the magnitude of the green-tint error cards that were issued in the 1962 Topps set.
The story goes that kids across America were scooping up the first series of '62 Topps quickly so everyone's favorite card maker commissioned a second printer to run off some more second series cards.
That printer screwed up and the cards ended up being printed without magenta coloring and so the cards have a green tint to them which someone escaped quality control.
I'm working on building sets of the corrected and green tint cards. Unless when noted the green and non-tinted cards use the same photo with just small design modifications between the versions. But there are nine cards that featured different photos in the second run and I've noted the differences between the two printings.
For example, here are the two versions of Lee Walls' card No. 129. As you can see they have different photos with the green version being on the right.
Here's the complete list of the photo variations:
Another oddball part of this series is that one card in the second series escaped the green tint error. Card No. 159 Hal Reniff doesn't have a green version because in the first printing Reniff's card was numbered as 139 (making two No. 139s in the second series).
1962 Topps Green Tint Needs List
Last updated: 8-11-22
110.1 Bill Skowron (green)
110.2 Bill Skowron
111.1 Dallas Green (green
111.2 Dallas Green
112.1 Hank Foiles (green)
112.2 Hank Foiles
113.1 White Sox Team (green)
113.2 White Sox Team
114.1 Howie Koplitz (green)
114.2 Howie Koplitz
115.1 Bob Skinner (green)
115.2 Bob Skinner
116.1 Herb Score (green)
116.2 Herb Score
117.1 Gary Geiger (green)
117.2 Gary Geiger
118.1 Julian Javier (green)
118.1 Julian Javier
119.1 Danny Murphy (green)
119.2 Danny Murphy
120.1 Bob Purkey (green)
120.2 Bob Purkey
121.1 Billy Hitchcock (green)
121.2 Billy Hitchcock
122.1 Norman Bass (green)
122.2 Norman Bass
123.1 Mike de la Hoz (green)
123.2 Mike de la Hoz
124.1 Bill Pleis (green)
124.2 Bill Pleis
125.1 Gene Woodling (green)
125.2 Gene Woodling
126.1 Al Cicotte (green)
126.2 Al Cicotte
127.1 Pride of the A's (green)
127.2 Pride of the A's
128.1 Art Fowler (green)
128.2 Art Fowler
129.1 Lee Walls (green) with photo looking to the right
129.2 Lee Walls with photo looking to the left
130.1 Frank Bolling (green)
130.2 Frank Bolling
131.1 Pete Richert (green)
131.2 Pete Richert
132.1 Los Angeles Angels Team (green) has two floating photos
133.1 Felipe Alou (green)
133.2 Felipe Alou
134.1 Billy Hoeft (green) photo facing straight
134.2 Billy Hoeft with photo slightly left
135.1 Babe As A Boy (green)
135.2 Babe As A Boy
136.1 Babe Joins Yanks (green)
136.2 Babe Joins Yanks
137.1 Babe and Mgr. Huggins (green)
137.2 Babe and Mgr. Huggins
138.1 The Famous Slugger (green)
138.1 The Famous Slugger
139.1 Babe Hits 60 (green) with pole, no dirt
139.2 Babe Hits 60 with no pole, dirt
139.1 Hal Reniff (green) with pitching photo
139.2 Hal Reniff with portrait photo
140.1 Gehrig and Ruth (green)
140.2 Gehrig and Ruth
141.1 Twilight Years (green)
141.2 Twilight Years
142.1 Coaching for the Dodgers (green)
142.2 Coaching for the Dodgers
143.1 Greatest Sports Hero (green)
143.2 Greatest Sports Hero
144.1 Farewell Speech (green)
144.2 Farewell Speech
145.1 Barry Latman (green)
145.2 Barry Latman
146.1 Don Demeter (green)
146.2 Don Demeter
147.1 Bill Kunkel (green) pitching photo
147.2 Bill Kunkel with portrait photo
148.1 Wally Post (green)
148.2 Wally Post
149.1 Bob Duliba (green)
149.2 Bob Duliba
150.1 Al Kaline (green)
150.2 Al Kaline
151.1 Johnny Klippstein (green)
151.2 Johnny Klippstein
152.1 Mickey Vernon (green)
152.2 Mickey Vernon
153.1 Pumpsie Green (green)
153.2 Pumpsie Green
154.1 Lee Thomas (green)
154.2 Lee Thomas
155.1 Stu Miller (green)
155.2 Stu Miller
156.1 Merritt Ranew (green)
156.2 Merritt Ranew
157.1 Wes Covington (green)
157.2 Wes Covington
158.1 Milwaukee Braves Team (green)
158.2 Milwaukee Braves Team
159.1 Hal Reniff -- there is no green version for 159 because it was numbered as 139 in the original green printing
160.1 Dick Stuart (green)
160.2 Dick Stuart
161.1 Frank Baumann (green)
161.2 Frank Baumann
162.1 Sammy Drake (green)
162.2 Sammy Drake
163.1 Hot Corner Guardians - Billy Gardner / Clete Boyer (green)
163.2 Hot Corner Guardians - Billy Gardner / Clete Boyer
164.1 Hal Naragon (green)
164.2 Hal Naragon
165.1 Jackie Brandt (green)
165.2 Jackie Brandt
166.1 Don Lee (green)
166.2 Don Lee
167.1 Tim McCarver (green)
167.2 Tim McCarver
168.1 Leo Posada (green)
168.2 Leo Posada
169.1 Bob Cerv (green)
169.2 Bob Cerv
170.1 Ron Santo (green)
170.2 Ron Santo
171.1 Dave Sisler (green)
171.2 Dave Sisler
172.1 Fred Hutchinson (green)
172.2 Fred Hutchinson
173.1 Chico Fernandez (green)
173.2 Chico Fernandez
174.1 Carl Willey (green) photo with cap
174.2 Carl Willey with no cap portrait
175.1 Frank Howard (green)
175.2 Frank Howard
176.1 Eddie Yost (green) photo with bat
176.2 Eddie Yost with portrait photo
177.1 Bobby Shantz (green)
177.2 Bobby Shantz
178.1 Camilo Carreon (green)
178.2 Camilo Carreon
179.1 Yom Sturdivant (green)
179.2 Tom Sturdivant
180.1 Bob Allison (green)
180.2 Bob Allison
181.1 Paul Brown (green)
181.2 Paul Brown
182.1 Bob Nieman (green)
182.2 Bob Nieman
183.1 Roger Craig (green)
183.2 Roger Craig
184.1 Haywood Sullivan (green)
184.2 Haywood Sullivan
185.1 Roland Sheldon (green)
185.2 Roland Sheldon
186.1 Mack Jones (green)
186.2 Mack Jones
187.1 Gene Conley (green)
187.2 Gene Conley
188.1 Chuck Hiller (green)
188.2 Chuck Hiller
189.1 Dick Hall (green)
189.2 Dick Hall
190.1 Wally Moon (green) photo with bat
190.2 Wally Moon with no cap photo
191.1 Jim Brewer (green)
191.2 Jim Brewer
192.1 Checklist 177-264 (green) with comma on No. 192 listing
192.2 Checklist 177-264 with no comma on No. 192
193.1 Eddie Kasko (green)
193.2 Eddie Kasko
194.1 Dean Chance (green)
194.2 Dean Chance
195.1 Joe Cunningham (green)
195.2 Joe Cunningham
196.1 Terry Fox (green)
196.2 Terry Fox
The story goes that kids across America were scooping up the first series of '62 Topps quickly so everyone's favorite card maker commissioned a second printer to run off some more second series cards.
That printer screwed up and the cards ended up being printed without magenta coloring and so the cards have a green tint to them which someone escaped quality control.
For example, here are the two versions of Lee Walls' card No. 129. As you can see they have different photos with the green version being on the right.
No. 129 Lee Walls- No. 132 Los Angeles Angels Team
- No. 134 Billy Hoeft
- No. 139 Hal Reniff
- No. 139 Babe Ruth
- No. 147 Bill Kunkel
No. 174 Carl Willey- No. 176 Eddie Yost
- No. 190 Wally Moon
Another oddball part of this series is that one card in the second series escaped the green tint error. Card No. 159 Hal Reniff doesn't have a green version because in the first printing Reniff's card was numbered as 139 (making two No. 139s in the second series).
1962 Topps Green Tint Needs List
Last updated: 8-11-22
110.1 Bill Skowron (green)
110.2 Bill Skowron
111.2 Dallas Green
112.2 Hank Foiles
113.1 White Sox Team (green)
113.2 White Sox Team
115.1 Bob Skinner (green)
116.1 Herb Score (green)
116.2 Herb Score
118.1 Julian Javier (green)
118.1 Julian Javier
119.1 Danny Murphy (green)
120.2 Bob Purkey
121.2 Billy Hitchcock
122.1 Norman Bass (green)
122.2 Norman Bass
124.1 Bill Pleis (green)
124.2 Bill Pleis
125.2 Gene Woodling
126.2 Al Cicotte
127.1 Pride of the A's (green)
127.2 Pride of the A's
128.2 Art Fowler
130.1 Frank Bolling (green)
130.2 Frank Bolling
132.1 Los Angeles Angels Team (green) has two floating photos
132.2 Los Angeles Angels Team with no floating photos
133.2 Felipe Alou
134.1 Billy Hoeft (green) photo facing straight
134.2 Billy Hoeft with photo slightly left
135.1 Babe As A Boy (green)
135.2 Babe As A Boy
136.2 Babe Joins Yanks
137.1 Babe and Mgr. Huggins (green)
137.2 Babe and Mgr. Huggins
138.1 The Famous Slugger (green)
138.1 The Famous Slugger
139.1 Babe Hits 60 (green) with pole, no dirt
139.2 Babe Hits 60 with no pole, dirt
139.1 Hal Reniff (green) with pitching photo
139.2 Hal Reniff with portrait photo
140.1 Gehrig and Ruth (green)
140.2 Gehrig and Ruth
141.1 Twilight Years (green)
141.2 Twilight Years
142.1 Coaching for the Dodgers (green)
142.2 Coaching for the Dodgers
143.1 Greatest Sports Hero (green)
143.2 Greatest Sports Hero
144.1 Farewell Speech (green)
144.2 Farewell Speech
145.2 Barry Latman
146.1 Don Demeter (green)
146.2 Don Demeter
147.2 Bill Kunkel with portrait photo
149.2 Bob Duliba
150.1 Al Kaline (green)
150.2 Al Kaline
151.2 Johnny Klippstein
153.1 Pumpsie Green (green)
153.2 Pumpsie Green
154.2 Lee Thomas
155.2 Stu Miller
156.1 Merritt Ranew (green)
156.2 Merritt Ranew
158.1 Milwaukee Braves Team (green)
158.2 Milwaukee Braves Team
159.1 Hal Reniff -- there is no green version for 159 because it was numbered as 139 in the original green printing
160.1 Dick Stuart (green)
160.2 Dick Stuart
161.2 Frank Baumann
162.2 Sammy Drake
163.2 Hot Corner Guardians - Billy Gardner / Clete Boyer
164.2 Hal Naragon
165.2 Jackie Brandt
166.2 Don Lee
167.1 Tim McCarver (green)
167.2 Tim McCarver
169.2 Bob Cerv
170.2 Ron Santo
171.2 Dave Sisler
174.1 Carl Willey (green) photo with cap
175.2 Frank Howard
176.1 Eddie Yost (green) photo with bat
176.2 Eddie Yost with portrait photo
178.2 Camilo Carreon
179.2 Tom Sturdivant
180.2 Bob Allison
181.2 Paul Brown
182.1 Bob Nieman (green)
182.2 Bob Nieman
183.1 Roger Craig (green)
183.2 Roger Craig
185.2 Roland Sheldon
186.1 Mack Jones (green)
186.2 Mack Jones
187.2 Gene Conley
189.2 Dick Hall
190.1 Wally Moon (green) photo with bat
190.2 Wally Moon with no cap photo
191.2 Jim Brewer
192.1 Checklist 177-264 (green) with comma on No. 192 listing
192.2 Checklist 177-264 with no comma on No. 192
193.2 Eddie Kasko
194.1 Dean Chance (green)
194.2 Dean Chance
195.2 Joe Cunningham
196.1 Terry Fox (green)
196.2 Terry Fox
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