[Rhotchkiss]

In my opinion, the 1914 CJ set is one of the top 4 baseball sets of all time (t206, 1933 Goudey, and 1952 Topps). To boot, 1914 CJ are super rare/tough bc they are not only old, but so fragile and they were distributed in boxes of sticky and perishable Cracker Jack candy. Just to be clear, the 1915 CJ set, which is basically the 1914 set run back a year later (with a few material picture/card/player differences and upside down text), is NOT on par with the 1914 CJ set. That said…

I think the 1915 set is a great investment. 1914 CJs can be crazy expensive. 1915’s look almost exactly the same and are more affordable than 1914s. Thus, you can get that classic pose of Jackson, Cobb, Wagner, Wajo (and a better looking Matty pose), for a fraction of their 1914 counterparts. For this reason, and bc the 1914 set is so iconic, I believe the 1915 set will always be in demand. I say to go for it, in earnest!!

However, one bit of advice, if I may- get the HOFers and low pop cards first. And, spend the money on the higher grade HOFers and buy the commons in lower grade - like all HOFers in a minimum of 4 and commons in a 2 or better. All the value and almost all the upside is in the HOFers. Taking it further/specifically, get the very best Jackson, Cobb, Wagner, Johnson, and Mathewson you can.