Post your 5 favorite cards that you own

[Luke]

I was looking through the archive at a cool thread where people post their 5 favorite cards of all time and decided to start this one. I have a tendency to focus more on the cards I want (but don't yet own) than the ones already in my collection. So post the 5 (or so) cards in your collection that are your favorite as of today. I couldn't pick 5, so I'm posting 6

[yankees23]

Don't have pics on me but my top 5 favorites I own would be...

M116 Honus Wagner Pastel PSA 2
T205 Mathewson SGC 4.5
1915 Cracker Jack Lajoie PSA 3
1933 Goudey Ruth 181 SGC 4
1933 Goudey Gehrig SGC 3.5

[T206Collector]

[darwinbulldog]

In no particular order:

[AMBST95]

Picking Five is Tough and changes regularly, but these are my favs/most prized.

[packs]

[jimhopkins82]

1. T206 Nap Lajoie (With Bat)
2. 1909 Philadelphia Caramel Chief Bender
3. 1914 Cracker Jack Chief Bender
4. T206 Christy Mathewson (Portrait)
5. 1905 Philadelphia A's Postcard (This is my favorite, I'm an A's fan)

[edjs]

Mine are:
1. 1911 Gilmartin Printing Harry Sutor
2. E100 Bishop & Co. Harry Suter
3. T206 Christy Mathewson
4. 1933 Goudey Frank Demaree
5. 1953 Parkhurst Ted Lindsay
6. 1896 Dunham Studios, Glasco KS Football Team, 3 members (I had to put this in here, my Great Grandpa is the guy on the right as you are looking at this photo. His team played against the University of Kansas team that year).

[Exhibitman]

[DeanH3]

Man, five is tough. So since you posted six, I'll play copy cat.

The first five, and one that should have made it six. Hard to believe old Cy didn't make the cut for the initial HOF class.

[atx840]

Great cards everyone.

[tedzan]

Anson and Kelly are on the same scan....anyway, I could not decide which one I favor....love them both equally.





1904 Eastern League Champions



My favorite Caramel card because it's Wagner....the sunset scene....and, it's from my old friend Frank Nagy





................................................. My first T206 (Chase) .................................................. and my favorite T206 picture
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I collected these 1949 LEAF's when I was 10 years old............Paige and Ruth are my favorites.
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TYPE 1 ........... paid only a penny for this Mickey in the Fall of '52 ....................... TYPE 2
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T-Rex TED
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[EvilKing00]

Anson and kelly are awesome cards, very nice

Originally Posted by tedzan

Anson and Kelly are on the same scan....anyway, I could not decide which one I favor....love them both equally.





1904 Eastern League Champions



My favorite Caramel card because it's Wagner....the sunset scene....and, it's from my old friend Frank Nagy





................................................. My first T206 (Chase) .................................................. and my favorite T206 picture
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I collected these 1949 LEAF's when I was 10 years old............Paige and Ruth are my favorites.
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TYPE 1 ........... paid only a penny for this Mickey in the Fall of '52 ....................... TYPE 2
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T-Rex TED
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[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

TYPE 1 ........... paid only a penny for this Mickey in the Fall of '52 ....................... TYPE 2
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I've received several emails from Net54ers asking me if I really "paid a penny" for my 1952 Topps Mantle (Post #17). So, here is my response to anyone here interested.......
I was 14 years old in the Fall of '52. Since the Spring of '52, I had acquired 100's of 52T cards (spent a lot of nickels buying 5-cent wax packs, traded a lot, and won a lot
of cards while flipping).

And yes, I was very fortunate. My folks stored my original cards (1947-1952) while I was away 4 years in the Air Force. Included in the 5-cent pack with Mantle were these
four Hi #s......






Cannot pass up this chance to display 3 more of my favorite goodies............





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T-Rex TED
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[h2oya311]

I'm just glad I didn't have to immediately follow Matty!!

Here's my 6 (since the OP even broke his own rules):

1909 Bancroft & 1905 Cobb:
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c1943 Dandridge and c1943 Campanella:
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1937 Williams and 1892 McGinnity:
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[calvindog]

1908 American League Publishing Company PC 770 by calvindog65, on Flickr

1908 Detroit Free Press PC 773-4 by calvindog65, on Flickr

1908-09 Rose Company PC760 by calvindog65, on Flickr

T206 Error by calvindog65, on Flickr

1928 Star Player Candy by calvindog65, on Flickr

[atx840]

Mark, I remember waking up as the underbidder on that UZIT and being pretty bummed. Happy to see it is one of your favorites. Great card.

[Luke]

Wow! Some amazing cards. Thanks for showing them guys!

[yanksfan09]

Really hard to pick 5 or 6....

[E93]

Amazing cards everybody!
JimB

[mrvster]

my fav's- chris b's and Sean's....I am a little biased on scrap

[MattyC]

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Mantle may be the only full name signed card, I believe my Wheat is the single highest graded signed HOF T206 in existence, and the Feller I drove to Van Meter to get it signed in person a year before he passed.

[VoodooChild]

I can never get enough of these types of threads. Amazing stuff as always guys. Here's my humble Top 5.....ummm, or 6:

[lug-nut]

always been fond of this creation

[4815162342]

This is an awesome thread. Here's some E105 Mello Mint HOFers:

[edjs]

Originally Posted by lug-nut

always been fond of this creation

Funny you would choose this old beater as your favorite. Sentimental value? LOL, it is always awesome to see these, even as a photo. It always blows my mind that people really own one.

[MVSNYC]

Insane cards everyone- David M, Sean, Matt...WOW!

I keep only a small amount of cards in my collection at any given time. I like rotating things and keeping it fresh...a "25 card collection", I suppose.

Here's a few I'm lovin' these days...

[leaflover]

Here are 5 Leafs that I never get tired of looking at!

[the 'stache]

Beautiful cards, everyone.

[shernan30]

I really like the Detroit Free Press Cobb.


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[e107collector]

Great cards everyone. It's amazing how many awesome cards are owned by members of this forum.

Tony

[Ladder7]

Nice stuff. Especially the prewar.

[abothebear]

[ls7plus]

I think you need to get rid of that '37 Williams/San Diego, Derek (drool)! Where in the world did you find that one???

Sorry, no scanner yet (Michigan's economy sucks for an attorney primarily dealing with lay clients!), but at the moment, I would list these which I have:

1. 1907 Dietsch Fielding Pose Cobb
2. 1923 Lections Ruth
3. 1931-32 Exhibits Ruth (from the movie stars set)
4. 1955 Exhibits Postcard Back Mantle
5. 1947 Tip-Top Kiner (a hero of mine since I was about 11);

and one I would really like to acquire in any kind of decent shape:

1. 1939 R303 Goudey Premium Ted Williams

Some really fantastic cards, gentlemen!

Happy collecting,

Larry

[CW]

Originally Posted by shernan30

I really like the Detroit Free Press Cobb.

I agree! It's such a unique expression to see on Cobb's face -- not only a smile, but what looks like genuine... joy? It's rare to see thsi expression on a person who was supposedly tormented by so many demons. I wonder if the photographer cracked a joke or did something funny to get such a reaction from the Georgia Peach. Great piece!

[slidekellyslide]

This card has been in my wallet for 30 years now...Pete O'Brien played for the Huskers when I was a kid.

[Sean]

Jeff, that's a great Chase Holding Trophy.

[bbpostcards]

First five (for more, go to http://www.sportingoregon.com)
1. 1913 Pyle & Allen Joe Jackson
2. 1908 American League Publishing Co. Honus Wagner
3. 1919 Black Sox
4. Bregstone Rube Waddell
5. 1908 Addie Joss

[the 'stache]

Well, for me, a card's value really doesn't factor into how much I like it. Some of the cards I love most didn't cost me more than $30 or $40. And some of them were gifted to me, like my first T202 below from Pete, and my 1933 Goudey Al Simmons from Kenny. Those mean more to me than any $40,000 card ever could because of the kindness associated with them. It doesn't mean I won't buy and enjoy expensive pre-war cards, because some of the cards I really want are quite costly. But cost alone never factors into what I buy. A card either speaks to me, or it doesn't. A rare Babe Ruth rookie might go for several hundred thousand dollars. But I'd rather have a 1933 Goudey Ruth, or an Exhibits Ruth any day of the week. Besides, all my expensive cards are modern, so I'm not going to post them here, anyway. Thankfully, however, it looks like I'm back in pretty good health, all my bills are paid, and my savings are back to where I want them. So, I can start buying the cards I really want again. I'm footloose and fancy free.

For now, here are my favorite cards. I couldn't just pick 5. Sorry.

[ls7plus]

[QUOTE=the 'stache;1269224]Well, for me, a card's value really doesn't factor into how much I like it. Some of the cards I love most didn't cost me more than $30 or $40. And some of them were gifted to me, like my first T202 below from Pete, and my 1933 Goudey Al Simmons from Kenny. Those mean more to me than any $40,000 card ever could because of the kindness associated with them. It doesn't mean I won't buy and enjoy expensive pre-war cards, because some of the cards I really want are quite costly. But cost alone never factors into what I buy. A card either speaks to me, or it doesn't...]

I'm not opposed to that position, Bill. My first Kiner Tip-Top is in poor condition, but pre-internet, took me nearly 15 years to find. Cost: $26.00 My '47 Tip-Top Johnny Mize is also a favorite, because he is such an underrated slugger, and had such a great year: 51 HR (tying Kiner), 138 RBI, .302 and 137 runs scored). That card is also in poor condition, and cost me $48.00. As you might have noticed, I like the stars and HOF'ers from the 1947 Tip-Top set. I also have a 1921 Exhibits Hornsby, where the pic just captures his essence in PSA Ex--cost: $450, about a decade ago.

Highest regards,

Larry

[shernan30]

There have been some really awesome 19th century cards and cabinets posted. Great cards everyone.


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[cdn_collector]

Absolutely astounding cards everyone. I especially like the stories behind *why* some cards make the top 5.

No real stories behind any of mine, I don't think. And I'm glad to see Gibson made it into the top 5s of a couple of other collectors on the board. Those cards would reside in my top 5, too, if I owned them!

And with that, I humbly present my top 5:











Cheers,

Richard.

[atx840]

Great thread.

Those Chase's are awesome. Love the Lenox, this one sneaks in as my 6th favorite.

[familytoad]

For me (most of us actually) choosing 5 or even 6 is pretty tough/

Here are my current top tier faves:

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by ls7plus

I'm not opposed to that position, Bill. My first Kiner Tip-Top is in poor condition, but pre-internet, took me nearly 15 years to find. Cost: $26.00 My '47 Tip-Top Johnny Mize is also a favorite, because he is such an underrated slugger, and had such a great year: 51 HR (tying Kiner), 138 RBI, .302 and 137 runs scored). That card is also in poor condition, and cost me $48.00. As you might have noticed, I like the stars and HOF'ers from the 1947 Tip-Top set. I also have a 1921 Exhibits Hornsby, where the pic just captures his essence in PSA Ex--cost: $450, about a decade ago.

Highest regards,

Larry

Larry, there's very definitely something to be said for the purchases made before Ebay, comc.com and the internet in general. It's pretty easy to get what we want now with a little patience and enough funds.

As for Kiner, Ralph has long been one of my favorite players. I cried when he died the same way I cried when Stan Musial died. Ralph was a gentleman, and the way he abused the baseball was something I've not seen in my lifetime as an adult (at least, not without some "help" from certain medications).

In fact, the first vintage graded card I bought was his 1953 Bowman Color:



Eventually, I'll buy another example, with a little better centering, and maybe in a little better condition. But I don't see this one ever leaving my collection. It only cost between $50 and $60, but I can't tell you how many times I've spent staring at the card front wishing I could jump back in time. Those old time unis, the old stadiums. Baseball when it was still the game to the majority of Americans. I realize now that the NFL might be considered the king of the hill. Good for them. I love football, and I am a real die hard Green Bay Packers fan. But I will never love football the way I have loved, and will love baseball. On my death bed, I suppose I'll tell my wife and kids (if I end up having any) that I love them. But the last thing I'll ever utter will be "how'd the Brewers do today?"

The Tip Top Bread cards are wonderful. You have good taste. I love the color in my T206 cards, but there's something to be said about the simplicity of a great black & white picture with minimal typography to take away from the subject. I'm totally in love with the Exhibits cards, the old b&w postcards, and some of the b&w M101-5 Joe Jackson cards. Sometimes, especially when it comes to baseball cards, less is definitely more. The '53 Bowman Color set is my favorite vintage set. Nothing but history on the front of those cards.

Originally Posted by jb217676

Here's five of my finest!

Jeff, I never get tired of seeing the pieces in your collection.



What an absolute privilege, everybody, to see some of the favorite pieces from your collections. I am awed, and inspired, by what I have seen.

Please, by all means, keep sharing. I don't think anybody will be too upset if you extend beyond 5 or 10 cards by a few.

[MikeGarcia]

.... the back is a schedule of all the games , and directions to Ebbet's Field..

[Sean]

Mike, the schedule is from which year?

[atx840]

Wow Chuck!!

[CW]

LOL with JoeyF!

Thanks, guys. Much appreciated and happy to share.