Rank The Top Ten Babe Ruth Cards

[soxinseven]

I really like this one...

[JeremyW]

I would put the E122 Ruth ahead of the E121 in the rankings.

[pcoz]

I'd put the 1922 E122 on the list somewhere. Super tough card to find, with I think only 13 on both pop charts.

[ullmandds]

I agree w/sentiment on e122...partially because I have one...but also because there are 3 poses of e121(maybe more with name variations)...not all are not created equal...and all are more common.

Frederich photo would probably be 3 on my list behind the big 2.

what about the 1928 series

[smtjoy]

Great cards, as an exhibit collector this might be his toughest of them (pop 4 both companies)-

[HexsHeroes]

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It is certainly by far not the toughest Ruth card to locate, but it was the very first Ruth card I purchased, therefore finding a place in my top 10 Ruth cards; a beautiful Goudey Sports King specimen from collector/dealer Charlie Conlon. That card still holds very fond memories for me, even if now long gone from my collection.

[vintagecpa]

The E135 Collins McCarthy has to be in the top 4. It is the classic pitching pose, but listing him with the Red Sox instead of the Yankees.

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I agree w/sentiment on e122...partially because I have one...but also because there are 3 poses of e121(maybe more with name variations)...not all are not created equal...and all are more common.

Frederich photo would probably be 3 on my list behind the big 2.

Could not agree more about the Frederick Foto. Just a perfect storm for a card: biggest demand name in the hobby, only four known copies in the world, unique image to the card, noted as a Yankee with Boston uniform, a certain mystique to the set from which it hails... I just love that card. Add in that it got that one "breakout" sale that any card needs to secure a special place in the hobby, with that REA example hitting $44,000, and it's a real beast of a card.

[Vintageclout]

My top ten as follows with respect to value, rarity and desirability:

1. 1914 Baltimore News
2. 1916 M101-4/5 Rookie
3. 1917 Boston Store/Collins McCarthy/Standard Biscuit
4. 1921 Frederick Foto Ruth (Imagine - a "PCL" Ruth Issue - Incredible Card)
5. 1920 M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn (Boston & NY)-NY Issue is Ruth's 1st Yankee Card
6. 1921 E121 American Caramel
7. 1921-23 E220 National Caramel Ruth (MOST UNDERATED RUTH CARD!)
8. 1922 E122 American Caramel (Pitching Pose)
9. 1933 Goudeys (any of the 4 issues)
10. 1933 Sports King

Honorable mention: 1920 Headin Home Issues (Ultra-rare); Buttercream (Extreme Rarity with VERY POOR eye appeal); 1927 E126 American Caramel (Tough Issue/low pop); 1932 U.S. Caramel

[ullmandds]

There is an e122 ruth currently in legendary...and the description states26 copies in pop reports...I didn't think there were that many?

[Vintageclout]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

There is an e122 ruth currently in heritage...and the description states26 copies in pop reports...I didn't think there were that many?

Correct Peter. There are 13 TOTAL (6 SGC & 7 PSA). Legendary inadvertently used the E120 Ruth "pop" figure from SGC's census report.

Joe T.