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Old 02-23-2019, 08:03 AM
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Welcome to the board. Way to make a splash. No back picture? Checklist? New names? Or team/position variations?
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Old 02-23-2019, 08:14 AM
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Welcome to the board. Way to make a splash. No back picture? Checklist? New names? Or team/position variations?
Was going to post the list, but what do you think? Should I tease it? I've contracted the herps!

Ok, here you go. Since you were first to reply

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Old 02-23-2019, 08:15 AM
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Nice find!

Here is a 2012 sale of a Ruth:

https://www.robertedwardauctions.com...okie-sgc-vgex/

And a 2010 sale of a really nice one:

https://www.robertedwardauctions.com...th-rookie-psa/

Yours isn't quite as nice as the 2012 sale (depending on what the back of yours looks like), BUT Ruth cards have gone way up in value since 2012. So I would say that yours will definitely bring more than the 2012 sale and to find out how much more you will need to grade it and send it to auction.
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Old 02-23-2019, 08:18 AM
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1921, not 1916. Different issue, different team, RC vs. non-RC

It's a very different issue altogether
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Old 02-23-2019, 08:40 AM
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Ah, my bad guys. Did that on my phone and wasn't paying enough attention.

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1921, not 1916. Different issue, different team, RC vs. non-RC

It's a very different issue altogether
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Great cards. That Ruth will sell for a lot.
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Old 02-23-2019, 09:08 AM
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BTW, that funny "found $2 card in the pawn shop - possibly worth millions!" story that hit recently is what brought these out (same card front). So that pawn shop owner didn't know what it was? That's not like any pawn shop owner I've ever known.

Not sure about the other guy and the $2 shotwell, but these definitely the real deal. Since they've probably been living in the can for 90 years, these cards in this collection has that nice old paper smell
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Old 02-23-2019, 09:25 AM
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Big selling point of these has been they were all one of ones. Does that cut the value in half at least the commons?
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Old 02-23-2019, 08:23 AM
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Nice find!

Here is a 2012 sale of a Ruth:

https://www.robertedwardauctions.com...okie-sgc-vgex/

And a 2010 sale of a really nice one:

https://www.robertedwardauctions.com...th-rookie-psa/

Yours isn't quite as nice as the 2012 sale (depending on what the back of yours looks like), BUT Ruth cards have gone way up in value since 2012. So I would say that yours will definitely bring more than the 2012 sale and to find out how much more you will need to grade it and send it to auction.
Yeah, I saw those too. They are the 1916's. This is the 1921. Have never seen "mine" before anywhere (they belong to my uncle).
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Can you post a picture of the backs? There are a lot of different E121 backs:
http://www.oldcardboard.com/e/e2/e12...y-of-backs.asp

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The very infamous pencil is finally shown!!
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These were supposed to be issued by a Grand Rapids, Michigan department store. Did your Uncle live in that area ?
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These were supposed to be issued by a Grand Rapids, Michigan department store. Did your Uncle live in that area ?
No, the original owner probably did as a teenager (still researching). Did the math on his age and he would have been about the right age to have been collecting these as a kid.

EDIT: Yes appears original owner was from Kent, Michigan. Just a few miles outside of Grand Rapids, MI.
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Default Herpolsheimers
Congrats on the find! I’ve been collect these for the last 5 years or so and own several. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with them.

In its day Herpolsheimers was the preeminent department store in Grand Rapids. Can you share any details on the find/history of these cards?

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