View Full Version : Major cards that are a poor likeness of the player
Peter_Spaeth
02-24-2012, 09:27 PM
We haven't done this for a while. Some of my favorites:
N28 Anson. No resemblance to the player in the N300 or the N162.
T206 Johnson pitching.
T206 Mathewson portrait. I don't see it. I've seen the photo it probably is based on and it just doesn't capture it.
CJ Jackson. Weak resemblance at best; compare to the photo cards.
33 Goudey Ott especially green background. The red one isn't that great a likeness either, to my eye.
34 Gehrig 61. Compared to the 37, a weak likeness.
38 Goudey Greenberg. I could be wrong, but i don't see it.
52T Mantle. Seriously. Put aside the preconceptions and LOOK at it.
zljones
02-24-2012, 10:36 PM
In agreement about that N28 Anson and the 34 goudey gehrig #61. N28 is a great set with great looking lithographs, but that Anson card is horrid compared to the rest in that set.
Brian Van Horn
02-25-2012, 01:05 AM
Anything in the E91s.
jtschantz
02-25-2012, 07:41 AM
T207 Walter Johnson....seems like nobody could get the Big Train right
bcbgcbrcb
02-25-2012, 09:25 AM
All Buchner Gold Coins, with the possible exception of Buck Ewing.
kcohen
02-25-2012, 09:34 AM
All Buchner Gold Coins, with the possible exception of Buck Ewing.
The only one I have is the Arlie Latham. It sort of captures him.
kcohen
02-25-2012, 09:38 AM
Any M.P. & Co. probably takes the cake, though probably does not fit in the OP's stated criterion of being major cards.
Here is a classic one. The ironic thing is that Irv (pictured here) actually does resemble Cy a little bit. If this player were right handed you could almost not know it's not Cy....
http://luckeycards.com/pe97young2.jpg
4815162342
02-25-2012, 10:29 AM
I believe lot #1 in the current B&L auction would fit this thread. ... I would also say (most) strip cards, but I'm guessing they're not considered "major."
http://www.b-lauctions.com/site/images_items/Item_8349_1.jpg
matty6
02-25-2012, 10:51 AM
Yes! All the E-91s! Which in actuality depicts the Campbell's soup kid in various poses rather than the players.
Jay Wolt
02-25-2012, 11:04 AM
All Buchner Gold Coins, with the possible exception of Buck Ewing.
While many of the Buchners have generic poses, there are some that have a true likeness of the player.
http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/8156313001.jpg
http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/1245315006.jpg
http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/1239761023.jpg
kcohen
02-25-2012, 11:33 AM
I believe lot #1 in the current B&L auction would fit this thread. ... I would also say (most) strip cards, but I'm guessing they're not considered "major."
http://www.b-lauctions.com/site/images_items/Item_8349_1.jpg
Why do you say it does not resemble him? Did the actual Joe Jackson wear a different shade of lipgloss?
freakhappy
02-25-2012, 11:40 AM
Why do you say it does not resemble him? Did the actual Joe Jackson wear a different shade of lipgloss?
He was probably referring to the fact that Joe, in a real picture, looks like he chewed on rocks his whole life and was hit by a train...but yeah, you could say it's a different shade of lipgloss.
CubsFanCurt
02-25-2012, 12:10 PM
There's a Frank Chance card, I can't remember the series, that shows him from behind with his head turned. I'm a die hard Cubs fan but I don't want a card of Frank Chance's ass:eek:
Bosox Blair
02-25-2012, 12:27 PM
There's a Frank Chance card, I can't remember the series, that shows him from behind with his head turned. I'm a die hard Cubs fan but I don't want a card of Frank Chance's ass:eek:
Butt why not? :D