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T206CollectorTo me, the five I could never part with is the same as the five I want the most. If told today that I could only ever have 5 cards, I would keep these and stop collecting.
1. T206 Matty White Hat (SGC 60)
2. T206 Bender Portrait (SGC 50)
3. 1985 Topps McGwire autographed
4. T206 Cobb Green Portrait (SGC 40)
5. T206 Matty Portrait (SGC 80)
The first two were my first two T206's and I bought them with my girlfriend (now my wife and mother of my first child) in 1997.
The McGwire I got autographed in person when I was 14, in October 1987, just after he finished his rookie season. It was my first big card (over $10) and it was my first big autograph (although Ron Darling and Mel Stottlemyre might have some argument).
The Cobb green is probably my favorite T206 card, other than....
My Matty Portrait, which is in better condition than the one a friend of mine bought when we were both 15 that he would never let me look at.