The holy Grail of your collection

[g_vezina_c55]

I start this thread for everyone who want to post a pic of the holy grail of your collection.

Don't have mine but it would be a T205 Matty AB Green

[jp1216]

My '37 Feller OPC Rookie. One card I wanted the most and finally obtained about 3 years ago. 2nd would be the Nolan Ryan RC my dad bought for me in '88 - Now an SGC 70 (special value). Green Cobb T206 (Sov150 back) would be 3rd.

[Leon]

Value aside as it's not as valuable as others, and because I am a type card collector, this one might be it.....

[kmac32]

Get moose and squirrel!!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Get moose and squirrel!!!

lol priceless

[h2oya311]

ditto...value aside, I just think this "card" is awesome...picked it up this year - it's an 1868 Sporting Times Woodcut w/ HOFers George and Harry Wright:

[bijoem]

I'm hoping I win mine... it is in one of the current auctions.

[Exhibitman]

I don't know that I'd call these holy grails exactly but:

I'd been looking to add a card like this to my collection for the better part of a decade. I'd long wanted a Satchel Paige signed card but I wanted one that dated from his MLB days and ideally was signed while he was active. I finally got a 1953 postally used Paige signed Browns team issue PC.



Likewise I'd been looking for years for a good Connery signed item when this came up:



This card was a big deal for me for a very card-nerd reason: it proved definitively that the PC back cards were Exhibit issues due to the coupon on the card back:

[g_vezina_c55]

without any surprise, my holy grail

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by g_vezina_c55

without any surprise, my creased holy grail lol

I think another Net54er once owned that card.

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

I think another Net54er once owned that card.

Yep i bought it from this member via sterling auction dealer !

[phikappapsi]

Ott Waner.jpg

hard to put a value on these 2 '39 PB's... Im fairly certain the Ott is the only signed example of a '39 and Waner just didnt sign much at all...

I wish someone hadn't written the names at the bottom, but otherwise these 2 probably combin e to be my most prized.

[atx840]

My dad pulled this from a pack when he was 9.

[g_vezina_c55]

verry nice mantle and extremmely nice if it was your father's card pulled directly in a pack from him...

wow

[bcbgcbrcb]

Love the Hornsby, Jeff!

[WillowGrove]

this is the holy grail of my collection and I'm really proud to post - in my quest to own one card of every HOfer, I never expected to be able to cross off the Wright Brothers with one card. Thanks for starting the thread g-vezina. And big congrats on your Plank. great photo of you holding it in the other thread. Happy Collecting. -peter

[g_vezina_c55]

Thx mr grail, i have think about it a couple time before start this thread because i was not sure if Anyone had started à thread like this in the past, i am not a old member of this board so i dont know wich subject had discussed in the past

Thx and beautiful piece.

[E93]

Originally Posted by atx840

My dad pulled this from a pack when he was 9.

Chris,
What a great card! How cool that it is one your dad pulled from a pack!
JimB

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by atx840

My dad pulled this from a pack when he was 9.

Really cool you still own this heirloom from your dad. That is the cleanest best looking 3 52' Mantle I have ever seen. If it weren't for the protection the case provides, I would remove it and make it raw again. (That grade is a slap in The Mick's face)

[jthorst75]

I have always wanted this card when I was pulling the reprints out of 1989
Bowman packs. Now I have a real one with zero plans of ever parting with it.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Wow, Darren, didn't know that you had that one, great card!

[ullmandds]

Not my "holy grail" per se as it's existence was unknown until somewhat recently...but probably my most unique card.

[g_vezina_c55]

Any new holy grail in your collection, with the end of the REA auction ?

[atx840]

Thanks! When I was a kid I took it to school once..raw...I'm sure I am responsible for it only getting a 3.

[wolfdogg]

[g_vezina_c55]

Originally Posted by wolfdogg

wow i love it !

[Mozzie22]

It may not be the most valuable but it will never leave my collection.

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by Mozzie22

It may not be the most valuable but it will never leave my collection.

Real nice website Mozzie, well done.

[sporteq]

1906 Chicago White Sox Imperial cabinet... near PuRRffekkTtt!

Sorry for the bad fuzzy picture.. you get the idea



Cheers,
AL

[atx840]

Originally Posted by pcoz

Here are mine...

Gorgeous cards sir!

[E93]

Pete,
That Cobb is awesome!
JimB

[danmckee]

you can see my picture at the SGC registry, my holy grail is my 1910 Washington Times Ty Cobb

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by danmckee

you can see my picture at the SGC registry, my holy grail is my 1910 Washington Times Ty Cobb

Not your Wash. Times Walter Johnson??!!

Dan, seriously, your 1910 Wash. Times collection is absolutely fabulous! I'd give you all my WaJos and then some for it!! Thanks for displaying it in the recent issue of OC.

Best,
Val

[CW]

Originally Posted by danmckee

you can see my picture at the SGC registry, my holy grail is my 1910 Washington Times Ty Cobb

Hope you don't mind me posting it here (will remove if needed). I can see why it's your holy grail. Very cool card!

link to sets

[Bicem]

sick... is that the only one known Dan?

[atx840]

Originally Posted by Batter67up

This is mine.

Cool card Steve.

[robw1959]

Would you believe this classic Ruth card, graded PSA-3, wound up costing me $10 total about a year and a half ago? I have been on the wrong end of a few high-risk, high reward transactions and once when I got ripped off by an eBay seller, eBay not only refunded me through a PayPal reversal, they also gave me a merchandise credit in the amount of $1000 for anything sold on eBay. This card later came up as a Buy-It-Now listing for the price of exactly $1000 and $10 for insured shipping. So I contacted eBay to verify that the voucher wasn't a scam, and jumped on this Ruth card, applied the voucher, and paid only $10 total (the shipping fee). I am a very happy camper!

[Marckus99]

That Cobb - Hubel PC is insane!!!!!!!

[2dueces]

I don't consider this my holy grail. My 62 Fleer Jack Kemp is my grail as I spent 7 years looking for a centered example. But here is my pre war holy grail.

[CW]

Originally Posted by robw1959

... So I contacted eBay to verify that the voucher wasn't a scam, and jumped on this Ruth card, applied the voucher, and paid only $10 total (the shipping fee). I am a very happy camper!

I can see why. Not many here can claim their Holy Grail only cost them ten bucks. Cool card!

[CobbSpikedMe]

My holy grail is my T215 Red Cross Purtell. This knocked a nice card off my Jersey City wantlist that I really never thought I would find in my price range.

Thanks,

AndyH

[68Hawk]

The card that started me on vintage....

[milkit1]

got this one for $10 less then what I paid for a psa 1 with a back!

m116 brown front.jpg

m116 brown back.jpg

[atx840]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

Thank you very much for the kind words Matt, it means a lot. I almost fainted, I never thought in my wildest dreams I would ever be able to aquire such a card

Exactly how it felt when my favorite card showed up, amazing feeling...enjoy it sir..the card is yours and no one else's...beauty of a pickup.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by atx840

Exactly how it felt when my favorite card showed up, amazing feeling...enjoy it sir..the card is yours and no one else's...beauty of a pickup.

Thanks Chris. What was your favorite pick up?

[atx840]

Chance ghost, stared at it for years.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by atx840

Chance ghost, stared at it for years.

I have seen you post that! That card is unreal! Wow, very nice, I loved looking at that too on here as well.

[atx840]

This is by far my favorite non error card, smile every time I see it.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by atx840

This is by far my favorite non error card, smile every time I see it.

Beautiful card.