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Al C.risafulliI just read this thread and got to Craig's post about the 1938 Goudey high number Jimmy Foxx and almost snarfed the soda I was drinking.
Craig, when I completed the '38 Goudey set, it was the LOW number Jimmy Foxx that was the last card I needed. There were three or four of the high number examples floating around, but NO low number cards. Finally, I picked up a real beater - and then almost immediately upgraded it, twice, as four or five nice ones came from out of the woodwork right after I completed the set.
Once I got the set done and started upgrading, I found that the LOW number versions are extremely difficult to find in higher grades, and the high number versions are much more common.
But the white whales of that set, for me, have been the low number Bobby Doerr, Hank Greenberg and Ducky Medwick. I finally got my hands on a nice Doerr, but the other two continue to elude me.
It's also nearly impossible to find a high number Joe Vosmik card without an extreme tilt.
-Al