The 100 Greatest Modern Era Cards (1948-1993)...

[almostdone]

It's funny. As soon as I started reading the OPs starting statement I remembered this article in Beckett. It was the first time I ever really realized there was cards before the 80's and they looked awesome. I saw three cards on that list over 20 years ago that I thought maybe someday I might see one in person. Now all three in my personal collection. 53 Topps Satchell Paige, 53 Bowman Pee Wee Reese, and 48 Leaf Stan Musial.
Kind of odd I still haven't picked up that 86 Canseco though.
Drew

[callou2131]

Loved seeing the Jerome walton. I started collecting in 1988, and got my first job at wild bills card shop in Crofton Md. I will never forget that 89 UD set and the crazy prices people were coming in paying for Jim Abbott, Todd Zeile, Dwight Smith, and of course Walton. I was only 13 at the time and got paid a box of 1989 topps per day I worked lol.

[Zach Wheat]

John,

Nice list. Kind of neat reading it. I would have included the '91 DS C Jones Rookie card. They of course wouldn't have know how good Chipper was going to be at that time. What other additions would people make to the list??

Z Wheat

[the 'stache]

There are, in my opinion, three sets I'd consider up for the title of most beautiful ever created: the T3 Turkey Reds, the T206, and the 1953 Bowman Color. Yet this list of the best 100 cards of the modern era contains only the '53 Bowman Color Reese? How are the Roy Campanella, Stan Musial, Ed Matthews and Mickey Mantle cards not included...any of them?



Iconic set. Hall of Fame player. Baseball's Golden Era. For my money, one of the most beautiful cards ever produced.

[Paul S]

Bill, IMO, although some of the cards they listed are quite beautiful, it doesn't seem to me that in general they necessarily gave aesthetics all that much weight. - Paul

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

There are, in my opinion, three sets I'd consider up for the title of most beautiful ever created: the T3 Turkey Reds, the T206, and the 1953 Bowman Color. Yet this list of the best 100 cards of the modern era contains only the '53 Bowman Color Reese? How are the Roy Campanella, Stan Musial, Ed Matthews and Mickey Mantle cards not included...any of them?



Iconic set. Hall of Fame player. Baseball's Golden Era. For my money, one of the most beautiful cards ever produced.

I have to agree with you here...the Mantle is unreal...but the Musial I think is the best Stan the Man card ever produced. One day I plan on tackling this set, but I won't be waiting on Stan. Been looking for the right deal here for a while now.