OK then..... The top ten COSMETIC sets
 

1. T 3
2. T 205
3. 34 Goudey
4. 14-15 Cracker Jack
5. 56 Topps
6. Allen and Ginter
7. T 206
8. 52 Topps
9. Diamond Stars
10. 54 Bowman

1. Old Judge (N167)
2. Old Judge (N172)
3. Zeenuts
4. Kalamazoo Bats
5. Demaree Die-cut
6. Pinkerton Cabinets
7. Cracker Jack
8. Rotograph Postcards
9. Bishop & Co. (all)
10.Breisch-Williams

I really like black and white, sepia too :)

N167
N28
T206
T210
T212
E93
'14/'15Cracker Jack
'33 Goudey
Diamond Stars
'52 Topps
'53 Bowman

JimB

What is meant by "cosmetic"?

N162
E93/94/95/96/97/98
1933 Goudey
Obak
T205
1912 Home Run Kisses
Rose Company Postcards
1952 Bowman
1955 Topps
M101-2

Assuming he meant "aesthetic," unless we're restricted to choosing sets produced by Estee Lauder.

Someone said Estee Lauder. The E91 sets come to mind.

Plastic Surgery

Perhaps Dan can show us his box of retired slabs again.:D

N172
N162
Kalamazoo bats
N300
Four base hits
Ramleys
T3
E135
T206
1953 bowman color

These are my ten most aesthetically pleasing sets

T3
1914/15 cracker jack
N173
E95
1933 goudey
1952 topps
1951 bowman
1953 bowman
1949 leaf
T206

God I Love This Site.
 

It is threads like this that confirm just how fan-flippin'-tastic this site is. I wonder what the percentage would be if you asked a 1000 people on the street to NAME ten sets, period. Unless that street was outside of the National, I would say pretty daggone low..:D

cosmetic #2 Definition
 

2. cosmetics, superficial measures to make something appear better, more attractive, or more impressive: The budget committee opted for cosmetics instead of a serious urban renewal plan

Collegiate Dictionary
2.done or made for the sake of appearance...b) Decorative, Ornamental c) not substantive : superficial

D311 Pacific Coast Biscuit
1909 Obak
1911 Zeenut
E94
T207
T205
T210
E99
E97
1910 Obak

N162
CJ
US Caramel
T204
T3
53 Bowman
52 Red Man
54-57-65 Topps

1. 1914 T222 Fatima
2. 1917-20 M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn
3. 1914/15 E145 Cracker Jack
4. 1912 Boston Garter
5. 1903 E107 Breish Williams
6. 1887 N175 Gypsy Queen
7. 1911 T5 Pinkerton Cabinets
8. 1910 PC796 Sepia Postcards
9. 1893 Just So Tobacco
10. 1902-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinets
11. 1984 Donruss

I'm not trying to start a fight or anything - but where is the beauty in the t207? It's just one of those sets I have a really hard time seeing anything great about it. It's just so, red :)

I do like your choice of D311 - very underrated.

I was at a very small card show in Arlington TX over the weekend. BTW, Roger Neufeldt was there and was making his way to the National. He said he had visited some family and done another show or two on the road. I think that is why he wasn't at Chantilly last weekend.

However, there was another dealer there, from KS, with a few vintage cards. He was selling one as an E101 but it was an E92 Dockman. No biggie. But he had another game card that he had no clue about. I told him it was a 1906 Rustlers Game card, worth about $10-$20. He seemed impressed I knew what it was. It didn't hurt that I was wearing a shirt with a D304 Cobb on it. :) I had a great time at the show. There is no substitute for them.

Aesthetic-wise a few of my picks would be....(how anyone can leave off T205 I really don't know....just absolutely gorgeous cards)

T205
T204
D311
T330-2
E136 Home Run Kisses
D359
E221
T206
T212
R327 Diamond Stars

N 162
Mayo Cut Plug
Ullman PC
T 205
T3
Cracker Jack
1926-29 PC Exhibit
1933 Goudey
1941 Playball
1954 Red Heart

In no particular order

T212
T3
N162
T205
1933 DeLong
T206
E93
1954 Topps
1912 Boston Garter
D311



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