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Posted By: James Gallo

Well, since I have been chaseing this set, I have noticed several things.

There is no base line to priceing and they are all over the map.


I find them either in P-G or NM shape and less often in-between.


I don't find them too often, but I have seen more major HOF with the CM back.


I have crossed a bunch of cards especially recently from PSA to SGC probably 15-20 or more.


I have close to 100 different BS mostly commons and a few low grade HOF.

These sets have nasty problems as how they are dated and defined has changed over the years. This makes the population reports pretty worthless, unless it is something that can be combined, however how do we know that a 1916 BS Ruth wasn't regraded and then listed as a 1917....


The backs are generally far worse on centering then the fronts, which I find interested as they don't match up. The back may be badly miscut s-s but the front is nicely centered.

The SGC population reports don't list any variations. I don't see any listed for the BS set but there is a corrected CM High assuming they got it right.

I don't think I have ever seen any of the corrected ones for sale and all the ones I have are the incorret images.


I really like the real photo images.


I will remember they day forever if and when I own the Joe Jackson from this set


James G

Looking for 1915 Cracker Jacks and 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1.