Old Judge - Production Quantities

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Posted By: Eric

I'm curious if its ever been discussed or documented...

Are there any known numbers or **estimates** of the number of each N172 OJ cards produced?

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Posted By: JimB

I know some are quite common and others extremely rare. Perhaps Jay Miller and RIchard Masson's forthcoming book on the set will shed some light.
JimB

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Posted By: barrysloate

Don't leave out Joe G.

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Posted By: Eric

Can anyone shed some light on this? Are there any books currently available just about N172 Old Judges?

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Posted By: barrysloate

Eric- there is a major book that will be out soon, but it is not available yet.

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Posted By: Wesley

I understand the Jay Miller book will be released in a few months. Until then, Lew Lipset Vol. 1 is probably your best bet. Several chapters are devoted to N172s.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Eric, the book will explain why requesting a card of Charles Kremmeyer on the B/S/T probably won't help you obtain one . . . and MUCH more.

Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski

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Posted By: Mike

No one has responded to the initial request. Any production numbers available or a guess ? Original production vs surviving copies ! Any company records from the 19th Century available ?

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Posted By: barrysloate

There are no production numbers for really any set, so you always have to make an educated guess. I would venture to say that OJ's were issued in extremely large numbers, based on the tens of thousands of survivors and the popularity of the cards.

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Posted By: Eric

Joe...

Actually... my post did get me progress... someone that saw it put me in touch with a famous TV personality that gets mentioned here on the board... and he was willing to deal a Kremmeyer... at a value of about $100K.

Eric

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Wink Martindale?

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Okay, now I gotta hear about this Kremmeyer and why it's a 100K card.

Edited to add: nevermind...I looked him up and see he's one of the California League players.

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

It's a $100K card because Wink hasn't worked since the eighties and is hard-up for cash.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I gotta think "Wink" probably wouldn't even sell it if someone really did offer him 100K.