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Posted By: brian p

Just to throw in my opinion--the E96 Philadelphia Caramels are one of the more readily available of the small size 'E' cards. Not as easy to come by as the bulk of the E90-1 American Caramel set (though there are plenty of tough cards in this issue), or the E92 Dockmans, or the E93 Standard Caramel, or even the E91 American issues. Also, the 'sister' Philadelphia Caramel set, the E95's, are easier to come by. Having said all this, they are still readily available compared to the other candy issues. And I have always found the two Philadelphia Caramel sets to have the most consistently attractive artwork of all the 'E' issues. The E95's have a lot of top name players in the 25 card set, including Cobb, Wagner, Mathewson and Plank, so that makes it more difficult monetarily to complete a set.

The E96's are a good choice for set completion for the more budget-minded, because only Mack and Lajoie will set you back much money, while the set is just scarce enough to make it a decent challenge. The Tinker and Meyers cards might be a little more difficult to come by, but that might just be one of those personal collecting illusions that pop up when pursuing a set. Best of luck on your new collecting challenge.

Brian