1863 Baseball Card wanted ???????

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Originally Posted by swarmee

This seems to be the 1863 set you are talking about. There are only five graded cards in existence (by PSA):
Harry Wright (1)
Hammond (1)
Unknown Player (2)
Harry and Sam Wright (1)

All five are graded authentic, which may mean that they're in very rough condition. Or that they were altered (cut to fit a frame?) in some way.

SGC doesn't seem to have graded any, but their search engine/pop report is pretty terrible, so that doesn't mean they haven't I just couldn't find it easily. PSA has some carte de visites listed from 1861-1864, but those probably aren't what you're looking for.

My guess is that if anyone has one for sale, it would be sold through a professional auctionhouse.

Some other options for you: 1884 Lawson's Patent Base Ball Game (250 graded by PSA, 47 got Gem Mint 10).

I guess my recommendation for you would be 1887 Old Judge or Gold Coin. Those were probably the first ones meant for scale distribution.

Thank you so much for the reply! My guess is that the 1863 cards (with the population being so low) will be very expensive. I have seen a lot of 1887 OJ postings, so I might look into these. Before I do though... is there anyone else with some information ... suggestions ... or cards for sale that fit the bill ?