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"Mount Rushmore" of Postwar Cards
I liked the idea over on the prewar board about what four cards you would pick for your "Mount Rushmore" and I thought it would be fun to see what postwar cards everyone would pick. Here's mine: 1952 Topps Mantle, 1953 Topps Mays, 1954 Topps Aaron, 1955 Topps Clemente. How about everyone else?
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mt rushmore post war
1961 topps dice game (anyone) or mickey mantle
1955 topps stamps 1967 topps stand ups 1963 topps mickey mantle mask |
I know these might not be the ideal cards for this, but I like to see multiple eras represented:
52 Topps Mantle 54 Topps Aaron 64 Topps Pete Rose (63 is too ugly) 89 Upper Deck Griffey Jr. Honorable mention to the 55 Clemente and Koufax |
I think this is unanswerable. However...
fun to try!
great question 1948 Leaf Paige 1952 Mantle 1954 Aaron 1955 Clemente Also want to squeeze in 1951 Bowman Mays 1952 Topps Eddie Mathews 1953 Topps Paige 1954 Topps Jackie Robinson 1955 Bowman Banks 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly 1989 UD Jr. Griffey too tough! |
For impact on the hobby -
48 Leaf Paige - Ushered in the "Modern" era 52 Topps Mantle - Topps would begin to dominate for 30 years 63 Topps Rose - Started the "Rookie" card craze circa 1980 89 UD Griffey - Began the high dollar modern card craze |
1952 Topps Mantle of course
1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams 1954 Topps Hank Aaron 1953 Topps Mays |
1952 Topps Jackie Robinson
1954 Bowman Ted Williams 1954 Topps Hank Aaron 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle I know there are more valuable and/or rarer cards but I really like these. |
Great question, Doug. But it's almost impossible for me to pick four, because another that I love will pop into my head 5 minutes after I post my selections.
These would be my 4 favorites right now. http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3360/RuA2HH.pnghttp://imageshack.com/a/img540/8813/JoS9Er.pnghttp://imageshack.com/a/img661/9149/codlWk.pnghttp://imageshack.com/a/img673/1926/dqihcC.png I will have all these, not quite in this condition, obviously. But once I own them, they will look this nice to me. I may work on getting one depending on what's available in the B&L and REA auctions. |
Fun topic...
I agree picking only 4 is next to impossible. There are cards like the 50B Robinson or 59 Koufax that I love, but obviously can't compare to a 52 Mick. It will be very interesting to note which cards appear most often on our lists. For Mt. Rushmore, I'd have to put aside some personal sleeper pics and most heavily weight a card's importance to the collecting hobby and sport, so with that in mind I'd vote these for Mt. Rushmore... http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-mickey-mantle http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...tchel-paige-rc http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...s-ted-williams http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...ckey-mantle-rc Yes, Mick appears twice, but as much as I love the Clemente, Mays, Ryan, Koufax, Rose, Aaron, and many others, Mickey Mantle is the standard bearer of the baseball card collecting world. Add to that how hard it is to find a nice copy of his undisputed rookie card, and I have to give his 51B the nod. The Paige I select because, as Orlando says in his book, it's the toughest post war card-- in terms of total graded pop and then specimens within that group that have even a modicum of eye appeal, this card is legendarily brutal, and an elusive piece for many a baseball card collection. When the desire and budget are there, and one still has a hard time acquiring one, that says something. Ted Williams is in the discussion of greatest hitter ever alongside the likes of Ruth and Gehrig and then his Wilson Franks is another card with hobby mystique, a great action shot, and also has a cool condition quirk-- with the top cut being unattractively sloped on so many. But have to shout out to: - 51 Mays - 52 & 53 Bowman Musials - 54 Aaron - 55 Clemente - 55 Koufax - 56 Mantle - 63 Rose - 68 Ryan - 84T or D Mattingly (images that crystallize that booming 80s card era for so many of us) |
Larry's Rushmore
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Very fun topic and nearly impossible to pick just four from either the "most significant" pool or the "most attractive" pool.
I vote: 51 Bowman Mick 52 Topps Mick 68 Topps Ryan 80 Topps Henderson (won't make many lists but love this card) |
hmmm
1967 Clemente Giant Stand up
1952 Topps Mantle 1954 Stahl Meyer Mays 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson |
52 mantle
53 bowman peewee reese 68 ryan rc 89 UD Griffey honorable mention 80 Henderson 84 Donruss matingly 52 Jackie robinson 55 clemente and Koufax among others |
1951 Topps Current All Stars Robin Roberts
1955 Topps Stamps Hank Aaron 1961 Topps Dice Game Mickey Mantle 1966 Topps Punchboards Sandy Koufax/Carl Yastrzemski 1970 Topps Cloth Sticker Nolan Ryan Edited to add: For a card to qualify for a proverbial Mount Rushmore, it shouldn't be possible to buy it on eBay...............ever. (IMHO) |
Rushmore
Today's list includes:
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle 1953 Topps Satchel Paige 1963 Topps Pete Rose RC (ugly, but significant) 1989 UD Ken Griffey Jr RC Tomorrow's list would def include Mick's 52T, but may also include any of the following: 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan RC 1954 Topps Hank Aaron RC 1955 Topps Ted Williams 1952 Topps Willie Mays 1953 Bowman Pee Wee Reese 1953 Bowman Stan Musial 1971 Topps Thurman Munson |
52 Mantle
53 Paige 54 Aaron 55 Koufax |
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Chuck Well Done!
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Chuck-- BRAVO!
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1952 Topps Mantle
1954 Bowman Teddy Williams 1964 Topps Rose 1989 Upper Deck Griffey Jr Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk 2 |
Thanks, Jay and Matt!
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For set builders:
59 Gibson 61 Mantle AS 66 Grant Jackson RC 67 Tom Seaver RC |
My 4
1951 Bowman Mantle
1952 Topps Mantle 1961 Dice Game Mantle 1948-49 Leaf Paige |
52 Mantle
53 Robinson 53 Musial 64 Koufax |
49 Leaf Jackie Robinson
52 Topps Mantle 54 Bowman Ted Williams 67 Topps Standup Clemente |
1953 Robinson
1954 Aaron 1954 Mays 1957 Mantle |
1952 TOPPS - Mickey Mantle - most popular and most valuable PostWW2 card.
1954 Wilson Franks - Ted Williams - best looking Food-issue 1957 Topps- Ted Williams - first card in new standard size 1989 Upper Deck- Ken Griffey, Jr. - first ultra-premium card; first hologram. |
48 Leaf Stan Musial
53 Bowman Pee Wee Reese 53 Topps Jackie Robinson 55 Topps Roberto Clemente I picked them mainly because I have them and all because they are beautiful cards IMO. Drew |
I'd have to agree, Drew. All of them being works of art on cardboard.
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52T Mays
54T Banks 53T Jackie Rob 54T Hank Aaron 52T Mantle stands alone, so he is the Crazy Horse memorial just down the road! :cool: |
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