Show your favorite graded card
 

I think we can all agree that many times a holder from a third party grading company really enhances the appearance (not to mention increases the value!) of a prewar card. For me, the colors of a 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson really pop when contrasted against the black gasket of an SGC holder. I selected a mid-grade example from a previous Sterling auction to illustrate just how much a holder can improve the appearance of a card (this card isn't mine). Please show a card in a holder that makes the hobby more enjoyable for you!!!

This is my favorite graded card for 1 reason my Mom bought this for me a few years ago for my birthday and Christmas present , my Mom just past away last weekend its priceless to me

Sorry for your loss...
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This my favorite

Love the early Jackson in his minor league uniform and love the posture of his wife in it also

This is from 1909 in his Savanah Indians Uniform

Thank You Leon

I’m only 2 hours away from the Joe Jackson Museum in Greenville South Carolina I’m trying to visit in a few weeks

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I have very few graded cards but this one, by far, is my favorite that, luckily, Harliduck sold me. :)

I like how the black apron makes the card pop.


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Damn! That’s a show stopping Cobb!!!

Bob

Because I have a scanner that in general does not like graded cards, I have not scanned many graded cards. And about 99% of my cards are not graded. So here is my favorite scan of a graded card I have scanned, because the scan turned out almost decent.

I like to crop out all but the card. No free grading company advertising.


Brian (and with no back scan, you are also forced to trust me that this is not only a graded card, but also a E92 Dockman)

Mt favorite pre-war card:

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:)

Thank you, Bob!

Holy smokes! We need a higher res photo!


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Just love the oddball stuff.

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That’s a fun one!

Me too. Here is a favorite:

Would you guys call Cabinet cards oddball items or no?

Fun thread, great cards so far!

Hard to pick one, so here's two... :)

Willie

For the moment its between these two :
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rgpete, I echo Leon's words, I'm very sorry for your tough loss, sir. There's a few things I have I associate with my long-deceased Mom & Dad, and I can relate .... --- Brian Powell

My green one (point five):

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Here's one where the black insert really makes the card stand out even more. I can never get a photo that really shows how great this looks compared to an average OJ card

wow

Everybody has their favorite. My fave changes but this is the first card I bought for my 2nd collection, so that's an added touch too.

Ruth
 

I don’t have a lot of pre-War, but I do like this one…

What a beauty. Just curious about your 2nd collection. I only have one collection but wondering what a 2nd one would be about.

I sold my first collection in 2015. This is my 2nd one. I started over with the card shown.
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Gotcha. Just out of curiosity did you have to sell or was it just something you wanted to do at the time and regretted it later. I'm always curious at the different paths us collectors are on.

Some members questioned my motive but it was to initially put my daughter through her bachelors and masters at SMU. It also financed her big wedding and some nice investments.
Once I needed to sell a few hundred K I decided to just sell it and start over. It was the right decision at the time.

and another fave graded card...
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Musial Auto
 

Some real beauties listed! Looks like he took his time with this one, in blue pen with perfect placement, so it could just be one of his best finest auto.

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Red Cobb

I could only get it down to 6.
The Ripken in the GEM holder used to be a rare FF version. I tried trading/buying it from a friend for many years. A while back because of age and none of his family caring about cards he decided to sell everything. So even though we had bought/sold/traded hundreds of cards getting this one from him when he decided to sell everything meant a lot to me.

The Beckett slabs are part of grading history. These are 2 of the 12 cards Beckett used to test their slab design before ever grading a card for the public. I bought serial number 007 from Mark Anderson several years ago. I also have serial number 0005 that I bought from Leon a few years ago who bought it from Mark.

The Ted Williams card is from Teds collection that his daughter auctioned off. I have the LOA from her for it someplace. Just cool to own a card of Ted that he actually owned.

The Score cards are a wrong back pair of my all time favorite two players. I purchased these directly from Score back in the day. These are by far my favorite cards by a mile.

showed some D381s yesterday, so maybe this one? It's up there anyways, I can't pick just one fave.

No favorite one, but I like this one.

this Dave Chapelle signed RC is my favorite

this Dave Chappelle signed RC is my favorite

Psa 7
 

Leaf Jackie…PSA.

IMHO the most beautiful T-era card:

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Since Packs beat me to the green Cobb, this WaJo has always been tied as my favorite.
The Cobb was a gift but the Johnson has always been the best card in the monster IMHO.

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Here's one of my favorites. From the 1st Leon Luckey Collection.

Quite possibly my #1 all-time favorite baseball card, and this low grade example has incredible eye appeal.
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Da "Christian Gentleman" is iN Da House :)

My favorite as well. Beautiful card!

was after a good looking example for years, great friend in the hobby traded it to me.

one of my favorites.

Jeff, that is my favorite pre-war card and your copy is an absolute beauty! Sold my copy toward this below, which is my favorite graded card. Hoping to replace my Cobb at the National this year.

There are just 19 signed 1952 Topps Mantles in the PSA pop report. Of those, only this one was signed in his playing days, March 29, 1968 to be precise, and the kicker is the very man who had it signed was the one who pulled it from a pack as a boy!

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Favorite Card
 

Wow Matty, along with my signed 1920 Headin Home Ruth, that vintage scripted ‘52 Topps Mantle has to be one of the most historic and significant signed cards in the hobby! Beyond amazing!

Thank you, Joe. I would surely add your signed Lou '25 and yellow Babe alongside your Tex Rickard to a list of the hobby's most significant signed cards!

My fave

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This one is very cool and interesting, because it is not only the seriously valuable 1973 Topps 'bandage' variation, but I was able to get 'Mr. Tiger' to autograph it shortly before his passing. Except for the other one I own, I haven't seen another one like it (yet?)...


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34 Gehrig
 

This is my current favorite graded card in my collection. I’ve had this card since I was 18 years old. Had it graded around 2007/08. No plans to re holder.


Danny

I miss these "custom cuts" from SGC
 

not baseball... but these amazing hand cuts makes some of these cards look magical....

Auto Mick
 

PSA Pop 15 on this one! And one of my favorites

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Wagner

I should have posted a graded card. here is a favorite graded card. great pose

I love this custom insert from SGC
 

Just makes the "card" look perfect... btw the card is of a amazing pre war soccer star from Argentina, Jose Manuel Moreno

My Sport King's Ruth for sure

Any nicely-centered Mathewson T206 Dark Cap does it for me.

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This card, by far. Scarcity, coolness of subject, image quality. By far my favorite

This is probably my favorite graded card. It was always the holy grail for me growing up and having such a nicely centered copy is fantastic.

Jackie
 

For me this card transcends sports and is symbolic of progress and the greater good.

Not the greatest of players, but this card has always been a favorite since I acquired it.

Not a biggie, but just a beautiful card.

This is an interesting thread, but as Mike noted, it's tough to pick one. So, I'll go with one of my favorite Negro League pitchers, and my all-time favorite mascot. Enjoy!

Mike

I've owned a few of these..
 

but this one has been my fav for a long time

My E104-1 blank back Eddie Collins is the favorite graded card that I have not scanned.


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Brian

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Show your favorite graded card
 

After a 25 year hobby absence, the ‘73 O-Pee-Chee is the card that brought me back in 2018. Went w/ OPC because it was $125 cheaper than the Topps version in the same grade.

Always wanted a Schmidt rookie for as long as I can remember. Schmitty was my fav player as a kid and was lucky to watch him play in-person from 1985-1988.

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Favorite graded:
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And a close second:
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Addie

Jordan rookie!

Great cards!

It's supposed to be graded but since it's Wags, we can let it go. Great cab.

and a kid
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These are always fun threads and I love seeing the variety of everyones collection.

This is a favorite of mine for sure!

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