early Gehrig vs. late Cobb

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Posted By: steve

Without much published price info, would you think a 1920's Gehrig or Cobb to be valued more - all else the same.

1928 W502/Yuenglings Gehrig PSA 7 vs. W502/Yuenglings Cobb PSA 7
1920's Exhibit Gehrig PSA 5 vs. 1920's Exhibit Cobb PSA 5
Other 1920's issues - same vs. same

Its hard to figure a value comparison, my guess is they would be approx. equal, but its just a guess.

Steve

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Steve, I think it differs by the issue and scarcity.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

i know nothing about 20's cards...the only thing i would put out there, is that the 1925 Exhibit Gehrig is considered his rookie, and i'd imagine that would trump most 20's Cobb cards...but i could be wrong...

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Posted By: Dan McHugh IV

Steve,
as Jeff said it would depend on which issue and the scarcity for the other 20' cards, as for the exhibits the Gehrig's will be worth more as his Rookie is the 1925 issue and each one after that is still a very early issue of his which would bring more of a premium than would a Cobb of the same year as 1929 was Cobb's last year. As for the 1927 Yuengling's I feel that the Gehrig would outsell the Cobb,not by alot, but because of what I mentioned earlier with it being an early issue of Gehrig's,
Dan

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

but I'd give the nod to Gehrig, for reasons stated by others. They don't share alot of issues, but Gehrig's cards are early in his career, and Cobb's at the end. From a collector's standpoint, Cobb has sooooo many cards issued prior to the 20's that finding one to suit your collection is rather easy, subject to your finances. Gehrig's cards are less available. IMO, collectors are far more interested in an early Gehrig card, from the Yankee dynasty period no less, than they are in a late Ty Cobb card from when he was old and not even a Tiger (eg. the '27-'28 issues). I believe the market would bear that out as well.

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Posted By: Scott Mt. Joy

I collect exhibits and I can tell you on those issues there is a large price difference. I own a 1927 Exhibit Cobb and I have been looking for a Gehrig of that year and the cost has been in excess of 3-4X what i paid for the Cobb, same condition. Same goes for 1928. The 1926 has a much larger difference.

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Posted By: fessgreg

i looked at psa pop reports and a 6 is highest 1925 exhibits rc for lou gehrig. i thought it just sold in the last year. in any event how much would a card like this go for. psa 6 1925 rc exhibits lou gehrig.

signed fessgreg

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Posted By: fessgreg

can someone please tell me the price the above card went for in the august 2007 auction. i have the catalog but not prices realized. signed fessgreg

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Posted By: leon

Don't quote me exactly but the answer is around 20k....give or take a grand or two.....I used to own an SGC70 and it got bumped up to an 80...and it went for about this price in the Mastro live auction last year...

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Posted By: boxingcardman

Those would be the 1925-1926-1927 and the PC back set. However, there are variations in the PC back set so you have to compare like to like.

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