1928 Yuenglings Ice Cream Card set

[Enfuego]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I live 45 minutes from Yuengling's Pottsville, Pa., headquarters, so I have always been interested in the set. PSA has never even graded an Earl Smith Yuengling's card. The Smith rarity aside, a low-grade Yuengling's set can eventually be put together without breaking the bank too much. Completing the set may take a while, though. A complete set with an Earl Smith Harrington's Ice Cream card substituted sold for $10K at REA in 2012.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2012/420.html

Aside from Earl Smith, the big cost factor with the Yuengling's set is the Babe Ruth card. Like most Ruth career era cards, the price has jumped significantly in recent years. A Babe Ruth PSA 2 went for $2,384 at Goodwin earlier this year. The problem with the Ruth card in the Yuengling set is that the Babe card could be exchanged for a quart of ice cream or a $5 scooter.

http://www.goodwinandco.com/LotDetai...entoryid=27309

Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb are also somewhat expensive in the Yuengling's set, but not nearly as expensive as the Ruth card. If you keep your eye out at various auctions, large lots of Yuengling's do show up from time to time. Low grade/raw commons can also be scooped up for next to nothing (under $50 at times) when they appear at auction.

I actually have the Cobb card, I tried to look up a value in the Beckett price guide, but I can't seem to find it

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Enfuego

I actually have the Cobb card, I tried to look up a value in the Beckett price guide, but I can't seem to find it

Not sure what condition your Cobb card is in, but several have gone to auction in the past year or two in the "good" to "very good" range. Prices are typically in the $500-800 range for Cobb Yuengling cards in that condition. There was a "very-good-excellent" Cobb Yuengling that sold at REA for $823 in 2009, so I am sure that is worth more by now.

If you Google "Ty Cobb Yuengling", a bunch of previous auctions will pop up.

I didn't look at SGC's pop totals, but PSA doesn't show anything higher than a "4" for Cobb in the Yuengling set.

[Enfuego]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

Not sure what condition your Cobb card is in, but several have gone to auction in the past year or two in the "good" to "very good" range. Prices are typically in the $500-800 range for Cobb Yuengling cards in that condition. There was a "very-good-excellent" Cobb Yuengling that sold at REA for $823 in 2009, so I am sure that is worth more by now.

If you Google "Ty Cobb Yuengling", a bunch of previous auctions will pop up.

I didn't look at SGC's pop totals, but PSA doesn't show anything higher than a "4" for Cobb in the Yuengling set.

Thanks for the heads up

[scooter729]

I started a thread looking for some info on Yuenglings cards last year after I scored a group of 60 or so from the set, and got some helpful info at the time. Here's a link to that post:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=176575