Throwing in the towel/New Beginning

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Posted By: Anson

Gil, that's the one. Tons of character and wonderful colors. I'm keeping some of the more interesting cards, including many HOFers. But, I'm focusing on collecting and researching a specific player which will take a lot of time and money. I hope to write a biography at some point.

The E101 set is kind of the red-headed stepchild of caramels. Plain, unfinished backs with the exact photos pictured on the E92 and E102 sets (among others). However, it included 50 cards (10 more than E92s, 25 more than E102s) with a few HOFers not in the other sets (the Young being my favorite). Most of the cards in the set have less than 10-15 graded examples and tend to be much scarcer than the more expensive E102s. Originally produced in 1909, it's unknown what these were produced for, giving them the "Set of 50 anonymous" tag. Many theorize that they were the first run or trial for the Dockmans and other related sets, due to the emission of advertising and the statement on the back ending with a comma.

I will miss them....