1914 Babe Ruth Rookie Would Be More Valuable Than T206 Wagner In Good Condition?

[Old-T206]

http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/23/bas...all-cards.html


One Wagner rookie card miraculously survived the last century in near-mint condition. Dubbed the "Gretzky Wagner" after it was purchased by the hockey star for $451,000 in 1991, the card sold for $500,000 in 1995, then for $640,000 in 1996, $1.265 million in 2000, $2.35 million in March of 2007 and $2.8 million in September of 2008. Fleischer estimates it would bring $3 million today--and that a comparable Ruth rookie would go for $3 million to $5 million


Interesting... just wanted to let you guys know that. Does anyone know how many copies of the 1914 babe ruth rookie?

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Old-T206

One Wagner rookie card miraculously survived the last century in near-mint condition.

Apparently, the standards of what constitutes a miracle have dropped considerably since the time of Moses.

[paul]

I believe Wagner and Ruth went head to head recently, both in the same condition "1". Wagner won.

[slantycouch]

Originally Posted by Matt

Apparently, the standards of what constitutes a miracle have dropped considerably since the time of Moses.

Given the choice, I'll take a Wagner, please.

[Kehfee]

I never really thought of the T206 Wagner as his rookie card. Don't recall anyone referring to it as that either.

[rdixon1208]

Given the choice, in a "1", I would take the Ruth

[rhettyeakley]

Being realistic, if a high grade (PSA/SGC 8) Ruth Baltimore News came onto the market I could see it perhaps breaking the $1 million mark, but I really couldn't see it going much beyond that. The Wagner card transcends merely baseball card collecting and has almost become an icon. Even though Ruth is more famous than Wagner, when it comes to baseball cards Wagner will always be king.
-Rhett