m101 Sisler

[Matt]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Very interesting information. I guess I don't have Sisler's rookie, then, given that the M101-5 pre-dates the M101-4 (and incorrectly identifies him as a P instead of 1B).

I don't think I'd jump to that conclusion - when defining modern day rookie cards, I don't believe e.g. Donruss would be considered a rookie and Topps would not just because Donruss hit the shelves 3 weeks before Topps did.

[Leon]

For me, if I were still collecting Rookie HOF'ers I would consider either Sporting News card to be his rookie. Issued in the same year would probably be what I would look for. Heck, who really knows when a person actually received the card the first time? A M101-4 could have gotten into their hands before a M101-5 just because of when they physically received the card. A few weeks or months certainly wouldn't matter to me. Great info folks and thanks again Todd for your in depth knowledge sharing.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Like Leon said, issued during the same year, both are Rookie Cards.

[glchen]

I would think that if Topps issues an Update set in the same year, rookie cards in the base set would be superior to the Update set. That's why I think m101-5 is better than m101-4 if the cards can be differentiated.