Show us your Rarest card

[Louieman]

Only one I've seen to exist yet

[bn2cardz]

Only one known


Great thing about rare cards from unknown sets is that they can be had cheap. So many cards are too rare for their own good.

[birdman42]

Only one of these is a card, but I'll stretch a bit. And I completely agree, Andy. Some sets are too rare to collect, so demand just isn't there. I'm not going for big-name players, so I can often find unusual items for not too much.

Bill

Probably unique...


...not sure about this one; ask Bugsy...


...these are all ridiculously tough...


...and this one belonged to Buck Barker (stamp on back)

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Only one known


Great thing about rare cards from unknown sets is that they can be had cheap. So many cards are too rare for their own good.

Great card, but not the only one.



If you'd like to see most of the others from the set including Ruth and Speaker:

http://imageevent.com/exhibitman/ent...rabiliaforsale

I love these threads: I see stuff I've never heard of and I've been collecting since the 1970s.

Picked this up recently: 1960 Baltimore American Brooks Robinson:

[begsu1013]

[gabrinus]

Nice Clement Brothers Paul!! Here are three rare ones....

[packs]

Probably the only one. N173 Proof featuring 30 game winner Hank Gastright of the Columbus Solons:

[pkaufman]

Thanks Jerry.....love the Tango Cobb !

[x2drich2000]

Jerry, that tango eggs is yours??? Everytime I see something new from your collection it surprises and amazes me.

DJ

[shernan30]

Originally Posted by packs

Probably the only one. N173 Proof featuring 30 game winner Hank Gastright of the Columbus Solons:

I'd love to have this with my Solons collection. Great proof. If you ever think about letting it go I'm in 110%.

[edjs]

There is one Bridwell Batting listed with PSA, but it only identifies it as People's Tobacco, not if it is Kotton, Virginia Extra, or MINO. This is the only one I see on SGC. When I got it from Glenn (darwinbulldog), he had this to say about it:

"If, on the other hand, you want a truly rare card, come inside and take a look. It looks as though it's been through a hurricane or two (Betsy? Camille?), and I can't swear it was never placed under a leg to level a chiffarobe or folded into a tube for delivery by carrier pigeon, but hey, it's a Mino.

This is perhaps the only surviving Mino Bridwell (no other copies graded by SGC or PSA). It is, as they say, a true "1 of 1, highest graded!"

So if you like tough T types and Louisiana types and Federal Leaguers and deadball era utility infielders and guys who finished 2nd in the NL to Honus Wagner in position player WAR one year (1909), well, this is the card you've been waiting for."

Sold me on it. I love, still get it out about every week to look at it.

[pokerplyr80]

This is my rarest card. It's not a 1/1 like some others in this thread, but the population is low and they're pretty tough to track down.