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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
1920s: I am partial to Exhibits. The 1927 and 1928 sets have lots of HOFers without any budget-busters (Ruth, Gehrig and Cobb are in there but all are achievable well under $1,000 each). If you want to get fancy, the 1928s have a postcard back variation and the 1927s are found on rare occasions with coupon backs. I am less a fan of the 1921 set simply because there is no Gehrig, so if breadth of player selection is key, that set is not the best one. The 1925 set has the Gehrig rookie and a few others, but that card will price you out of range unless you are ready to spend several thousand. Forget the 1926's--they are extremely hard to put together. The PC Back Exhibit set also has a ton of HOFers and lots of variations, which will either drive you nuts or pose a fun challenge to collect.
1940s: Leaf is a good one but there are ridiculously expensive short print HOFers like Paige, which puts the endeavor out of range for me. I think the best coverage in the era is the Salutations Exhibit set.
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Great input on the exhibits.
I looked at the gallery of these sets on oldcardboard.com I really like the photos of the 1921 set. Lack of Gehrig probably wouldn't bother me since I have one in the 33 goudey set. Really most all of the exhibits have cool fronts. I was looking for a post card back on ebay and I ran across a 1921 exhibits Ruth for $50,000. Made my heart skip a beat......
For comparison sake, what is the best price I can hope to see on a recognizable 21 Ruth?