What was your best pickup of 2008?
 

Posted By: <b>JK</b><p>No question for me, it was my recently acquired e94 purple cobb.<br><br><img src="http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/jkrasner2/005_002a_lg.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>Anyone else care to share?

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Posted By: <b>Brian</b><p>I can't decide between these two...<br><br><img src="http://obaks.com/jackhunt/D310Weaver.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://obaks.com/jackhunt/D310Weaver_.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br><img src="http://obaks.com/jackhunt/T216Cobb.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://obaks.com/jackhunt/T216Cobb_.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>1906 fan craze game box with Claude Ritchey fan craze card on bottom.<br>recently framed and now on the wall of my study.<br><br>thanks,Anthony!!<br><br>best,<br>bar ry<br>

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>It's a toss up and not sure where to start...but 2 nice ones are actually from a set I don't really care for, T206 (I know, blasphemy).....<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231307452.JPG" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231307473.JPG" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231307509.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>All of those are amazing! I am drooling at my computer.<br>JimB

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Posted By: <b>Stephen Putman</b><p><br>Through CardTarget.com I was able to pick up a 1933 Goudey Mel Ott PSA 8.5 for $2100. Great thing about it was I was able to purchase it little by little over 3 months. Unfortunately CardTarget does not have the Partial Shares MarketPlace anymore

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Posted By: <b>DMcD</b><p>A dead heat:<br><br><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/bbhofthefirstclass/M110Wagner.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/bbhofthefirstclass/Falk%20Studio%20Cab.%20Mathewson%20ca.%201905.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br><b>BRING THE FRIGGIN' NOISE!!!!!!<b></b></b>

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Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>David,<br>That Matty is incredible. I have never seen it before.<br>Jim<br><br>Here is my contribution.<br><br><a href="http://imageshack.us" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3456/n167ewingfj1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/img101/n167ewingfj1.jpg/1/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/n167ewingfj1.jpg/1/w487.png" border="0" alt="w487.png"></a>

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Posted By: <b>DMcD</b><p>Jim: Got to agree with you on the Matty cabinet. Am surprised you hadn't seen it yet. I have posted it several times. In fact I think many of the fellows are rolling their eyeballs by now. The scan is about 90% of the actual size (it's not in correct proportion to the M110). Your Mr Ewing is none too shabby neither. I do not understand this thing, how you call it?, &quot;grading&quot;. If that's a two, I am a Dutchman.<br><br>Edited to say thanks for the E93 pop reports.

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Posted By: <b>Tony Andrea</b><p>Mine for sure. Put closure to my set.<br>Kudos to Mr. Sloate for the help.<br><br><img src="http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/1jaxrc.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>David, consider the noise brought with those two.

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Posted By: <b>Chris Diaz</b><p><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e346/chrisdiaz203/T206%20SGC%20Graded%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Basic%20S et/t206cobb.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Doug</b><p>It's not a prewar card, but this was by far my best pickup of the year:<br><br><img src="http://www.geocities.com/doug45121/52toppsmantle.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>David.... For the record - I never roll my eyes when I see those scans!<br>My stomach gets a bit jumpy.... and I start to feel woozy... by my eyes stay still.<br><br>Your collection is incredible.<br>One day I would love to take a trip to paradise and hopefully get an opportunity to see it in person!<br><br><br><br>My favorite pickups of the year:<br><br>Baseball:<br>I was very picky about this one. I looked for a long time - trying to find 'the' one.<br>I wanted perfect registration.... and registration is usually off at least a little bit on this card.<br>Happy to have found the one I was looking for.<br><br><img src="http://internetville.com/images/albums/userpics/49jackiefront.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br><br>Golf:<br>In my eyes this is the T206 Wagner of golf cards.<br><br><img src="http://www.internetville.com/stuff/oldTom6.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br><br>Non Sport:<br>I thought I would go years before having the opportunity to grab one of these.<br><br><img src="http://www.internetville.com/stuff/tc_balancingBall.jpeg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br><br><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>one more time for those that have not seen it.<br><br><img src="http://members.auctionhawk.com/sb1/3807840-img477.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Ken Wirt</b><p>Another toss-up:<br><br><img src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s290/triwak/160PopLloyd.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><img src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s290/triwak/242FrankSelee.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>Great stuff, guys. Just wow...<br><br>My best baseball pickup for the year, or at least the one I liked best, was a 1925 Exhibit Champions Babe Ruth. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: <b>Doug</b><p>Wow! That Wagner is amazing! Great pickup!!!

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Scott, that's about one of the nicest 2s I've ever seen -- and the best card ever to have such a 2.

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Posted By: <b>Matt</b><p><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_pAhpQ3jIX9M/SWDrEAhFXXI/AAAAAAAAAhM/p7W-3f5Ofb8/s720/scan0017.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br><p><br><br><br><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mwieder/ForTradeSale" rel="nofollow">My Trade/Sale Page</a></p>

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Posted By: <b>E, Daniel</b><p>can't split the two:<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231342854.JPG" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231342837.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Gary Passamonte</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231346857.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>Gary - <br><br><br>I don't think I have ever seen that card.<br><br><br>Incredible! Just Incredible!

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Can someone explain this to me:<br><br>Where Gary posted his picture I just get a red &quot;x&quot; and the words &quot;linked image.&quot; I likewise get it every time Dan McKee posts a picture, as well as some other people.<br><br>Why doesn't my computer pick up the image?

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Posted By: <b>Jay</b><p>Gary--What team is that (where from)?

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Barry, I get the red x with Dan's signature line pic but not with Gary's card. Perhaps it's becuase you live in Brooklyn?

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Come to think of it, I think I forgot to pay my electric bill.<br><br>So which card did Gary show?<br><br>Now I can see it. It's the 1865 Nationals of Albany.

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p><a href="http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i52/rman444/prewar/?action=view&amp;current=1909D380ClementCobb.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i52/rman444/prewar/1909D380ClementCobb.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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Posted By: <b>dstudeba</b><p>Nice Richard, I had to settle for a Minor Leaguer <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br><br>If anyone has the D380 Pattee I am very interested in buying or trading for it.<br><br><img src="http://www.baseballcardresource.com/img/10D380/10D380_Osborn_A.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>Gary Passamonte</b><p>Barry is right on. This is actually my only pick up of 2008.

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Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Richard,<br>Awesome Cobb!<br><br>There are some seriously spectacular cards in this thread!<br>JimB

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Posted By: <b>Wesley</b><p>Awesome card, Richard! The Clemente Bread Ty Cobb must rank as one of the penultimate rarities in this hobby.<br><br>

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Barry, if it happens again that you get the dreaded &quot;red x&quot; do a hard refresh by holding down the shift key and hitting F5. That will usually cure the problem.

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Dorskind</b><p><br><br>This thread is quite similar to one that we begin back in early December<br><br>For those of you who missed our posting<br><br>The top items that we added to our collection were<br><br>1) T 217 Mono- SGC 80 Delmas<br>2) 1936 World Wide Gum- HOF Joe McCarthy SGC 84<br>3) E 93 Wiltse PSA 7<br>4) Dominion Chocolate- Breen SGC 84<br>5) E 100 Bishop Peckinpaugh SGC 80<br><br><br>Bruce Dorskind<br>America's Toughest Want List

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Thanks Dan. I will try it.

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Posted By: <b>JB</b><p><br>[IMG]<img src="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k147/EBAYADDICT_2006/ruthpsa3large.jpg" alt="[linked image]">[/IMG]

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Posted By: <b>Daryle</b><p><a href="http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/wolfie70/?action=view&amp;current=n29ryan.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/wolfie70/n29ryan.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br><a href="http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/wolfie70/?action=view&amp;current=t222alex.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/wolfie70/t222alex.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br><a href="http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/wolfie70/?action=view&amp;current=t3cobby.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/wolfie70/t3cobby.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>The D380 Osborn is one of my favorite cards of all time.<br>-Rhett

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Posted By: <b>Frank L.</b><p>Nice group all together, end of 2008. <br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231381066.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>stefan</b><p>Leon and Scott Wow! <br>Jeez some people have been very busy in 2008.<br> very curious to see whom will keep it up in 2009.

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Posted By: <b>Jerry Rucker</b><p><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/hofcards/websize/n173per20Comiskeyper20SGCper2010.jpg" width="455" height="640" alt="n173per20Comiskeyper20SGCper2010.jpg"></p><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/ecards/websize/item_4359_1.jpg" width="375" height="640" alt="item_4359_1.jpg"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/t206hofers/websize/cobb4.jpg" width="377" height="640" alt="cobb4.jpg"></p><br><br><b>This one is the most fun</b><br><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/cardbacks/websize/Item_5224_1.jpg" width="640" height="344" alt="Item_5224_1.jpg"></p>

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>I don't think there is anything Pedestrian about those cards. They are gorgeous....I am sure you are as proud of yours as the rest of us are ours....An N173 Comisky, pedestrian? C'mon....You are BRINGING THE NOISE with those cards....(whatever that means) take care

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Posted By: <b>Jerry Rucker</b><p>Thanks Leon<br><br>But compared to some of the Great Cards you Rare/Type Card guys come up with. There pretty straight forward.

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Posted By: <b>Cat</b><p><br><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/Cosbro/Collection/2fconnor.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Rob D.</b><p>Great idea for a thread, Josh.<br><br><img src="http://www.48tribe.com/lajoiee107type2front.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Greg Theberge</b><p>While I had some amazing pickups for the beer collection in 2008, the sports was a bit slow. I did manage to pick up this nice one though.<br><br><img src="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z192/HiNeighbor_2007/nufced-1.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>peter ullman</b><p>Great cards, guys, as usual! My favorite pick of 08'.<br><img src="http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i176/ullmandds/pinkertonmattyfr.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Jason Carota</b><p>Great McGreevey, Greg!<br><br><br>2008 was a great year, leaving me with a difficult choice. I would say my M101-4 Duffy Lewis (Sporting News back) is number one on the list, followed by my T210-8 Berger:<br><br><img src="http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q319/jay1065/1901-1969%20Red%20Sox/1900-1919/1916_m101-4_lewis.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q319/jay1065/1910%20T210%20Old%20Mill/Series%208%20-%20Southern%20Association/series_8_mobile_berger.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>Phil Garry</b><p><img src="http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/bcbgcbrcb/Foster_Rube-1.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Steve F</b><p>Phenomenal stuff, wowzers!<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231458591.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Dean H</b><p>Only bought 3 cards in '08. Here are two of them. <br><br><br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231460861.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>jdrum</b><p><img src="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s172/hrbaker/gehringer.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>between my T200 Pitts SGC 60 (the pride of my pre-war tobacco collection because of subject + condition)<br>and<br>my newly acquired 1940 Hughes Frozen Confections Gene Handley (family + it's one of those wicked scarce Gotta-buy-it-if-it-ever-shows-up!)<br>

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Posted By: <b>Wesley</b><p>1904 Allegheny Mathewson. Thanks Leon and Patrick.<br><br><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Temporary_files/1904alleghenymathewsonPSA6sm.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Peter Thomas</b><p>Nice Walter J from 2008<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><img src="http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f159/PeterWThomas/th_johnsoncopy.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br><br><br><br><br>I have no idea how to properly size this! SGC 86

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Posted By: <b>Scott T</b><p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/scottopotamus/Baseball%20Sets/1909-11%20T206/306ChristyMathewsonDarkCap.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>I was able to add all three Mathewson cards to my low end T206 set!<br><br>Vive le B/S/T board!<br><br>Scott <br>

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Posted By: <b>Steve F</b><p><img src="http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f159/PeterWThomas/johnsoncopy.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>Filled a couple of holes in some sets but was real happy to pick up my namesake T206 Lionel Carter collection card:<br><br><img src="http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/T206%20Graded/JacklitschCarter.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>Peter's T204 Walter Johnson is one magnificent card. I can't imagine one nicer, although SGC has graded a 96!<br><br>A very tough card only 13 graded by SGC in any grade.<br><br>

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Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Wow Peter! That one is nicer than the one you used to have!<br>JimB<br><br>Does anyone know if the SGC 96 example was cut from a sheet? I seem to remember that they graded an entire group that was cut from a sheet years ago, but my memory c ould be playing tricks on me. This would have been during the previous SGC regime.<br>

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Posted By: <b>scott brockelman</b><p>Probably,<br><br>They were sold in Mastro circa 2001 give or take a year. It was a partial sheet that Frank Nagy owned and was cut &quot;professionally&quot; and SGC graded them. There are still a few in holders and some raw floating around. They are usually identifiable and SGC will no longer grade them anything except Authentic. I have a couple of them.<br><br>Scott

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Posted By: <b>Aaron Conyers</b><p>Nice card Peter! I remember seeing a PSA 8 T204 Johnson on display by PSA at one of the National's in the 90's.

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Posted By: <b>David M</b><p>I know it's football but you guys may appreciate...<br><br><img src="http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/theflyingm/img356.jpg" alt="[linked image]"><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>joe D.</b><p>Beautiful card Peter.<br><br>very very nice!

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Posted By: <b>ebrehm</b><p>Scott B., that T206 Wagner sure looks like this one, that sold in a PSA 2 holder in a Memory Lane auction I think in December 2006. How did that end up in an SGC holder?<br><br><img src="http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r143/ebrehm1/wagner_psa2.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>Peter Thomas</b><p>Jim, the SGC 96 Johnson was cut from the sheet or partial sheet ( wish I could find out for sure) I have a Plank that came from that sheet. I bought it raw and about 2 years ago had SGC put it in an authentic holder - nice fat borders.

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Posted By: <b>Dennis J. Meehan</b><p>David: LOVE that Wagner! Many thanks for the Matty to round out my set in 2008. This is one of my best for 2008 (BTW your Wagner would look very nice sitting next this Cobb one day).<br><br>:<img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1231564699.JPG" alt="[linked image]">

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Posted By: <b>David McDonald</b><p>&quot;BTW your Wagner would look very nice sitting next to this Cobb one day.&quot;<br>You are correct, Dennis. Send that Cobbie my way whenever you're ready. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br>All kidding aside, that is one gobsmacker of a baseball card. I am happy to have had a small hand in improving that awesome M110 collection you have put together (although after I met you in Chicago and saw what a nice guy you are I must apologize for costing you a few extra bucks on the Cobb).