How Rare Is 1912 J=K Candy?

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Posted By: <b>bruce dorskind</b><p><br /><br />The Mastro Classic Collectors February Auction catalog arrived late yesterday.<br /><br />Lot 52 is a 1912 J=K Candy card of Lajoie. <br /><br />It is only the second example that we have seen in nearly 30 years of <br />participating in public baseball card auctions<br /><br />The most recent SGC population report notes only two examples <br />have been graded. The Old Carboard web site indicates that only 40<br />of the 100 cards in the set have ever been confirmed.<br /><br />Does anyone recalling seeing an example of this card in an auction<br />and/or on E Bay?<br /><br />What would you estimate the value to be?<br /><br />Thanks in advance for your assistance in this matter.<br /><br /><br />Bruce Dorskind<br />America's Toughest Want List

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Posted By: <b>Dave</b><p>I never heard of them till someone offered me a Topsy Hartsel.<br />I'll never regret buying it. First because I only collect Topsy <br />Hartsel cards and second as you found out you don't find them. <br />I ended up spending a little over a thousand dollars. I'd like <br />to know exactly what the box they were cut from looks like. To <br />me the whole issue is a mystery.<br />Dave

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Posted By: <b>jon freund</b><p>Several ago I came across an original box of Konigsberg chocolates which a contractor found in a wall in Ohio during a remodel job. This was the original box with two baseball players on it--one with the head raised and the other a rectangular shaped card. <br /><br />I auctioned it off several years ago with Lew Lipset. If you look back three to five years you should find the Box--i think it had Speaker and ?--Cant remember.

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Posted By: <b>Scott Elkins</b><p>It was lot #15 in the April 2001 auction. Great story on the find btw!

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Posted By: <b>Scott Elkins</b><p>However, they never interested me, since they are actually box cutouts. I remember them being relatively inexpensive years back due to this fact (the ones cut out - not the intact box). Wish I would have picked some up now, but never thought the grading companies would ever slab these or that there would be much interest in them.

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Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>Used to be able to find them once in a while a few years ago with no problem, because many didnt know what they are.<br /><br />I once bought a group of 3 them in the 1990s for $50 ea. from Festberg when they were know as "W-Unc Name Plaque" cards<br /><br />Ive owned 4 in the last 4 years including a nice Speaker. They are out there.<br /><br />There are 2 types, one is B&W and was found on one side of the candy box, the second type is B&W with an orange tint and borders and this type has a diecut head that was part of the end flap of the box. The type 2's are slightly tougher to find.<br /><br />There was a Speaker that sold for $628 in the Nov. 2003 Lipset auction, and a Wagner thats sold for $2,673, both about EX and both are the type 2.<br /><br /><br /><br />PS. I sold a Speaker on eBay about 2 years ago in the $1,200 range, and a Tesreau about a year ago for about $500, both about EX and both type 2's.

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Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>Here is the picture of the box (March 31, 2000 SCD page 84)<br /><br /><img src="http://members.aol.com/canofprimo/j-kscdpic.jpg"><br /><br />Edited to add one more picture for those interested.<br /><img src="http://members.aol.com/canofprimo/j-kwagner.jpg">