What is your mega-card aka your collection centerpiece?
 

These threads are always my favorite, so I thought I would start things off. My centerpiece is my 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle, last name in white. I had first gotten into collecting and this was one of my father's cards. We sent it in to get it graded, only to receive a 4 due to a mark on the back (as well as lack of centering.) Scan doesn't do it justice! Anyways, still one of my favorite cards. Do you have a card/cards that you really enjoy having?
-NJ

This is an old photo, but my 1953 Topps project. This photo was taken last summer, when I had ~120 cards. I'm now up to 156. My goal is to be at 200 by the end of the year.

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps2apjlss3.jpg

Had another offer yesterday but Cy stays...and because I know Greg S and Peter S want to see him again here he is.

WOW, Leon!

As a Boston collector, that is the most beautiful card I have ever seen!

And I wouldn't sell it either.

Thanks for sharing!

Nice! Best of luck in your goal!

Holey smokies! That is beautiful!

While i love most of my cards unequivocally...i consider my miller run my centerpiece...as it encompasses my love for rare cards, type collecting... And is proving to be quite challenging to complete .

Most of them are present here.

Pete, where's the mello twins?!

Pinkerton Blank Back Raw

My favorite.

Never tired if this beauty!

Um Leon, please add Bill B to that list. Amazing Cy!!!

One of my favorite sets. The colors really jump out when you lay them out like that.

I've been a Mets fan since '72 and I'm partial to collecting NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers as my Mom's and Dad's teams, respectively, in the '40s and '50s. Still, Henry's rookie is the one I wanted most when I started getting into vintage cards at about 13 years old (1979). To me it's a perfect baseball card. I got it last year and I can't see parting with it.

My second choice fits the pre-war theme, so I want to post it also. Given what I say above I'm sure it's not surprising that I don't pursue Yankees cards. Still, my collection would be incomplete without Babe Ruth in it because, well, he's Babe Ruth. Of the '33 Goudeys, #181 was always the one I wanted. I can certainly understand that people prefer the action images. I think I always liked old greeny the best because his image fills the card and it came to define how I picture the Babe in my mind. Anyway, here's mine.

Wanted this since 1983 (age 12) after seeing a picture of one in a Baseball Cards Magazine. Finally in 2009

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Awesome. It's got a great story too :)
Whoooweee! That is awesome!
WOW! That's incredible!

Matt, love the Gehrig WOW!

All Amazing iconic cards guys...the aaron, ruth...and gehrig...WOW!!!!!

The doublemint(I mean mello mint) twins are around...they were delinquent for the group pic.

Definitely my 52 Topps Mantle, but I will say my 52 Mays card is right there too due to it's condtion.

Wow, Irv! Those are incredible! Do they have a backstory?

Great topic and great posts. I'm looking forward to more.

That Gehrig is a beauty.

Nice

Beautiful cards, as always, guys!

Cannot decide between these two, so I will say here's one pre-war, and one post-war...

http://i.imgur.com/2746125.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/g05xgCm.jpg

I don't think I'm the only one here who really appreciate seeing cards like that raw.

I big part of why I collect errors & oddities is their insight into the sheet layout and printing process.

Lake & Pastorius on one card.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/467/19...1c910f03_b.jpg

I'm a Cuban/Negro League and HOF/star collector. I can't decide on just one so I will list these, all of which people have seen before

Signed T206 Collection
 

My centerpiece and my masterpiece.


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Those 2 and a 104 others were given to me by my Father 20+ yrs ago. He says he vaguely remembers collecting them but says he collected a lot of things back then, namely stamps, coins and Bee Hive hockey cards, so they weren't a high priority to him.

We just got back from our 2nd ever T.O. card expo. Our first was over 20+ yrs ago when he gave me the cards.

It was fun, and just like old times, I looked for BB cards and him, he looked at Bee Hives. :)



You're welcome :)

Some day they will get graded, but I honestly don't know when that day will be?

Beautiful cards, Irv....everyone else as well!

My current favorite. I think Chuck Wolf's avatar subliminally influenced me to buy this card. (BTW Chuck, that CJ Cobb is beautiful.)

I love this thread

Hopefully one day soon, I'll have something worth throwing in here!

I know it's post war but I love when you can display an entire set at once.
Drew

This is my favorite card at the moment, Lou Gehrig rookie.

Would have to be my E107 Cy Young.

Thank you........and I agree, great looking cards everyone! :)

Great cards everyone!

Tuff to pick one, for me...

Mine would probably be Zach Wheat's own Zach Wheat t206 from his scrapbook or the Sporting News signed one.

It's hard to pick one, but this is the centerpiece to my Columbus set to date.

http://net54baseball.com/picture.php...ictureid=18816

1916 Green Joyce Ruth RC
 

Fortunate to have this one...

Nice Ruth Pete.

For Currency
 

The 1893 Note

Base Ball currency is pretty awesome. One day I will add a piece to my collection.

Fort Supplements
 

The 1890 Players League

My new favorite !

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...16-hans-wagner

This card is one of the nicest SGC 10's out there. I'm very happy to own it!

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...90-2wagner.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...-2wagner_b.jpg

nice

Nope...There's 2 of us out there

It's good to hear they're both still in your collection. I was worried you'd sold or traded one!

This is still my #1, until I get a Cobb:
http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...on%20front.jpg
Nice eye candy everyone!

Nice cards, y'all.Can't pick one. Here are a few favorites...