As close as I'll ever get
I'm within two -- Honus and Slo Joe -- of completing the set. I'll never have either of them, so I'll just sit around and admire the cards I already have.
My first was Germany Schaefer Washington, a miserable card of a grand ballplayer. I'd read about Schaefer as a kid, and was really pleased to own anything wth his picture on it, even if it did have a BB hole in his rght eye..
After my son got old enough we began going to shows, local and regional at first and eventually The National. No slabbing back then ... just a bunch of cards in plastic pages. "Can I see your T206s, please?" Man, we must have said that a thousand times over the years. The collection grew, and the fun of building it brought us closer togather.
And yes, I own both Plank and Magie (both PSA 4). Sell the set? Maybe someday, but it's as much my son's as mine, and it will give me pleasure to pass it on to him.
Thanks for asking
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