1914 cracker jacks rarity

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Originally Posted by rainier2004

Lots of theories on the different #s in the 14 set, generally speaking the second series w/ car 73-144 are found in lower numbers that the first series and we know they printed separately as the ads on the back are slightly different.

As to the Matty card specifically, at one time the Cobb was the most expensive card in the set prior to Hollywood making Jackson a bigger star. In Lipsets encyclopedia of 1980 he claimed the Chance was more valuable that the Matty as it was Chance's only CJ. There are also master set guys that need both Mattys...then the fact that few people sell their Matty and we have seen several more set collectors enter the fold in the last few years and more people dumping their sets b/c of prices realized.

As Leon constantly points out, its all about demand and the 1914 Matty is THE most iconic CJ...it just is. There is one in ML now, watch what happens to that one with a piece missing. The one in LOTG that crossed to a psa 1.5 went for just south of $50k...there is a demand out there past the set collectors, HOF collectors that has reached into the upper echelons of the hobby.

Steve just amazes me with his Cracker Jack knowledge---He is the Guru of Cracker Jacks---thanks for sharing some of your info with me---and talking about the 1914 Matty, I am the high bidder right now in the auction, but quite sure it will go a lot higher than my bid.