1925 Gehrig Rookie Exhibits Card

[glchen]

Originally Posted by griffon512

why would the presumption be that there were many more 1925 exhibits manufactured than 1926 exhibits for those with the white box both years (like the gehrig)?

wouldn't it be more likely that the manufacturing runs in both years were much more equal than what the pop reports reflect -- hardly any 1926 exhibits? the feedback i've heard is that even experienced graders find it difficult to distinguish between a '25 and '26 exhibit (e.g., scott mt. joy cited this in previous posts on this subject), meaning the tint distinction you are referring to is ambiguous in many instances...so graders likely defaulted over time to calling almost all exhibits over this 2 year period 1925 exhibits either out of ignorance that a 2 year manufacturing run existed or they were following the pop distribution.

the upshot is for those who think they have a gehrig rookie because that's what the flip says, it's up in the air whether they have a first year or second year issue. you can draw your own conclusions for the impact on the value of the card depending on whether you believe the two years can be clearly distinguished.

James, take a look at this thread: Link.

Although some players in the 1926 Exhibits set can only be distinguished from their 1925 counterparts by color tint (e.g., Gehrig, Ruth), others can be more easily catalogued because of "box" vs "no box." Even for these players which have the easily distinguishable "no box," the population reports consistently show fewer 1926 Exhibits compared to the same player for 1925.

[griffon512]

that's helpful, thx Gary

[smtjoy]

As Gary said the 1926 set is many times harder. IMO the 1926 standard set was cut short because of the popularity of the 1926-29 PC set, this short print makes it the toughest exhibit set to complete (the 1933 set is close just has a lot less cards needed).

Also the 26 blue is very different than the color used on the 1926-29 PC exhibits, examples below-

Examples-

1925

1926

1926-29 Blue

[BeanTown]

Scott, great examples and thanks for sharing. So, it sounds like you cant go wrong with either the 1925 or 1926 Gehrig exhibit. Reminds me of Mantle rookies. 1951 Bowman vs 1952 Topps.

[botn]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Reminds me of Mantle rookies. 1951 Bowman vs 1952 Topps.

Ummmm...no. 51 and 52 Mantles were issued by different companies. 25 and 26 Exhibit Gehrigs were issued by the same company, which is like a 54 Topps Aaron and a 55 Topps Aaron.

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by botn

Ummmm...no. 51 and 52 Mantles were issued by different companies. 25 and 26 Exhibit Gehrigs were issued by the same company, which is like a 54 Topps Aaron and a 55 Topps Aaron.

Ummmmm no? 1952 Topps Mantle was a SP as was the 1926 Exhibit Gehrig. So both the 1925 Gehrig and the 1951 Bowman Mantle were produced more than their counterparts in the 1926 Exhibit Gehrig and the 1952 Topps Mantle.

Rarity doesn't always equal to more valuable though. Don't want to get off topic though.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Ummmmm no? 1952 Topps Mantle was a SP as was the 1926 Exhibit Gehrig. So both the 1925 Gehrig and the 1951 Bowman Mantle were produced more than their counterparts in the 1926 Exhibit Gehrig and the 1952 Topps Mantle.

Rarity doesn't always equal to more valuable though. Don't want to get off topic though.

1952 Topps Mantle was a DP, hence Type 1 and Type 2