1926 Spalding Ruth AD BACK PSA 8

[shempdevil]

I just picked up a 1926 Babe Ruth Spalding Champions card with the AD Back.
It is graded PSA 8 and is the only 8...there is only one PSA 9.

I see there are only 6 AD BACKS that have ever been graded.

Is this a pretty good find???

Thanks guys

[Leon]

In my experience the ad back cards don't receive a value premium but they are more scarce. The 1927 copyright version of Babe Ruth does command a premium of 3x-5x....from my experience. I paid way more for my 1927 but it's because I was duking it out with another collector and it was an abberation (imo)...which was really good for the consignor and auctioneer but not so much for me

edited to add that on further thought the ad back will probably command a small premium. I would pay a small premium .

[shempdevil]

Thanks, Leon.

I was hoping since only 6 AD Backs had been graded versus 52 Stat backs, that the Ad back would be quite a bit higher.

Any idea of a price estimate for the PSA 8 AD Back?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by shempdevil

Thanks, Leon.

I was hoping since only 6 AD Backs had been graded versus 52 Stat backs, that the Ad back would be quite a bit higher.

Any idea of a price estimate for the PSA 8 AD Back?

An 8 just sold for right at 1500 in a public auction and prior sales are in that area or a bit lower.....I might add a few hundred for the ad back and say 1700-1800......

*** of course on any given day it will not be that number, but I think that would be close....nice card either way.