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Baltimore News Ruth in blue....hence the photo :))
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What a great thread!
For me, it would probably be... 1. Just So Cy Young - the sheer rarity gets me on this one 2. Baltimore News Babe Ruth - again, the overall pop number is sexy to me 3. T206 Honus Wagner 4. E107 Honus Wagner But honestly, if I could reach into a grab bag and get any one of those four, I would be the happiest guy on earth. They are all insane cards, all with tremendously pleasing images. |
E 107 Christy M, T 210 Joe Jax, Balt. News Ruth. Hardest decision for me is choosing between my fav. set E 107 and my fav. collectable player Joe Jackson.
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Screw the rules. I'd take them all!!
All kidding aside, it would be very hard to choose between the Ruth and the Wags. The coin is in the air...I'll take the Wags, being a West Coast Pirate fan and a Monster collector. |
Not to side track the thread, but I know several people have mentioned taking the T206 Wagner and then reselling it to buy other cards. I know the Wagner PSA 8 has sold for the most money, but wouldn’t a Baltimore News Ruth or a Just So Cy Young in the same grade as the T206 Wagner sell for more money? Needless to say, I would take the Baltimore News Ruth.
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I suppose I'd take the T206 Wagner.
I'd then trade it for a lower grade example + cash, and use the cash to buy a Plank and Magie; therefore completing my set (missing only the Doyle NY Natl). Steve |
Great thread.
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After reading my post when this thread was started I want to change my answer.I am going with the T210 Jackson.I still would love to have a Wagner but I think/hope that the Jackson is the one T210 out of reach from my set to be completed one day.
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Having had the 1st four. I would probably go back and choose the Wagner. It's not a rare card but it has all of the mystique and allure that makes it special. I have a couple of Wagners which are much harder to find and lower pop, but missing the WOW factor.
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I would easily pick the T210 Joe Jackson and I have no idea of the value of any of the 11 cards listed being new to pre-war cards.
Because of this forum I seen the T210 cards for the first time and I knew I had to collect them. To me they are the most beautiful set ever made. |
E107 Wags. It's early, rare and awesome.
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The only knock on the E107's to some people(not me) is the fact that many of the stars are in suits and not uniforms. Otherwise they might bring more than the others.
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T210 Jackson, without a doubt. The #1 card (I'll give Stengel 1A :) ) from my favorite set.
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Ruth, easy call for me hes the best player of all time and thats his 1st card!
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Easy. If you had to pick one player of all time to epitomize the sport of baseball, who would it be? Hint: it ain't Wagner.
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For this list-----easy. The Baltimore News Babe Ruth
What a card! Of course, I'm a bit partial to regional / food issues. Salute. -Brian Powell;) |
the PSA 8 Wagner card
After all, that is the only card to have a book written about it.
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Tough question - love the thread and its rebirth
Not much love for 19th century...
I have the same list as many...I'd definitely be torn b/w the Cy Young and Babe Ruth cards...but it'd have to be in this order: (1) Baltimore News Ruth - either color (2) Just So Young (3) T206 Wagner Every time I show a co-worker or friend an image of the 1914 Ruth online, they instantly become fascinated with baseball card collecting. Now that's "wow factor"!! Usually when I talk about baseball card collecting, eyes gloss over almost as much as if I explain what an actuary does at an insurance company... |
Wagner. I am from Pittsburgh, a Pirates fan, and live within 7 miles of Carnegie which was Wagner's birthplace and hometown throughout his life.
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Ruth without a doubt
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Ruth. No question abut it.
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Hans. Wouldn't think twice or even look at the others. Value, prestige, history, artistic value, bragging rights. The Wagner has it all.
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