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Originally Posted by DeanH3

Honorable mention would be Milan, Herzog, Hofman and Matty dark cap.

Originally Posted by slipk1068

5) Nap Rucker
4) Fred Merkle

My 2 favorite portraits in the set. Couldn't pick a top 5 without including a couple portraits.

Dean and Slip, it's nice to see a few I actually own included in your favorites, or honorable mentions. Here are my humble additions to the discussion:

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Thanks for the kind words guys. Sadly if you guys only knew how many great collections there are out there you would trade your 2-day passes to see my stuff in a second to see others. Many of those collections/collectors are right here I just wish they showed more stuff because there is some super stuff out there.

Great thread BTW.

Thank you, John.

Oh, and I'd happily buy other admission tickets to see their collections, but there's no way I'd trade in my 2 day pass to see yours. Each collection is a little different, and equally compelling. I (hopefully, knock on wood) have many years ahead of me, so there's enough time to see all the great collections, yours included.

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

As I've said in past, in my view, too many people are influenced by the fame of the player not necessarily the beauty of the card--yes, most of the HOFer cards are especially nice but there are many non-HOFers (some obscure) just as nice but they get picked much less often. Really, if the WaJo portrait was Harry Krause would it still get the most votes? Etc.

This is a fair question, Greg. I made a concerted effort to look through all the cards, and pick some that had appeal beyond their name recognition. Larry Doyle made my final 5; certainly a great player in his day, but I don't know if he's famous.

As for the Johnson, if he weren't a Hall of Famer, I'd still select it. The card itself is very aesthetically pleasing.