10 Most Iconic Cards under $200

[jared6180]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

I don't get it when somebody lists a '75 Brett as iconic, but not the Yount from the same set. Both came up at the same time. Both were among the very best players of their generation. Both got their 3,000th hit within 10 days of each other, and both went into the Hall together.

This is a legitimate point. My only reason is because I was born in 1980 and raised a Royals fan, so I consider Brett to be the best. Yes, I'm a bit of a homer for my Royals. I remember Brett and Yount reaching 3,000 at about the same time, but Brett had a larger impact since I watched him play in person and on the TV FAR more frequently than Yount. Is Yount still involved in baseball? I know Brett is very involved with the Royals front office.

Is there a guide for various years of cards and what to look for? Something specific I could read and maybe see images of Real vs. fake? I would love to learn this stuff, and would especially love to learn how PSA grades their cards. In my untrained opinion a PSA 3 and 1 don't look very different especially when we start talking about the difference in the half-grade differences. I bought a few vintage cards from a set breaker in 2012 and what I thought for sure would be an 6 or 7 came back 4s and 5s. I was very disappointed and decided to stay with modern cards. I just really have a desire to get mostly out of the new stuff though so I keep circling around to vintage.

1953 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese is gorgeous. I really like that set, but I think my favorite is 1950 Bowman, for some reason the small square cards always get my attention.

[Robs70sCards]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEHAsZxRYo

Three words: Pine Tar Incident. The footage is more iconic than the card

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[CW]

Originally Posted by jared6180

1953 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese is gorgeous. I really like that set, but I think my favorite is 1950 Bowman, for some reason the small square cards always get my attention.

Good call by Bill on the Pee Wee Reese.

I agree about the '50 Bowmans. They're like little works of art. The Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson are classics from this set as well, and could probably be had in raw VG condition for under $200.

[midwaylandscaping]

I Really liked Robin Yount growing up. 2 MVP's at two different positions. Hard nosed athlete. He gets overlooked a good bit.

[ls7plus]

'73 OPC Schmidt in "7" (or even a "6" with great eye appeal)--the greatest third baseman of all time and far, far tougher than his Topp's rookie.

Have fun in the quest,

Larry

[the 'stache]

I readily admit to being biased where Robin is concerned. He and Clemente are my baseball idols, with Teddy Ballgame not far behind.

I spent a lot of time at old Milwaukee County Stadium as a kid, and I watched him emerge from a strong glove guy with a pretty good stick into an absolutely lethal hitter. The ball just jumped off his bat. I mean, it screamed. He was always in tremendous shape, but when he started hitting the weight room, and adding lean muscle, you could really see what a threat he was becoming, offensively. When he was on, the doubles, triples and home runs came in bunches. He battled at the plate, and really rose to the occasion when his team needed him most. I remember the one game "playoff" the Brewers had against the Orioles in 1982; the winner would meet the Angels in the American League Championship Game. Yount absolutely destroyed Jim Palmer in that game, homering in his first two at bats. And he hit .412 in his only World Series. He's still the only player in World Series history to have multiple four hit games.

The guy always came to the game, and played his heart out. I don't remember his ever taking a play off. I mean, if he hit a grounder to short that was sure to end the inning, he ran like he was trying to beat it out.

Originally Posted by midwaylandscaping

I Really liked Robin Yount growing up. 2 MVP's at two different positions. Hard nosed athlete. He gets overlooked a good bit.

[arexcrooke]

One thing about Banks is that he played more games at 1st base than he did at SS.
As far as iconic cards under $200 I like the following:
1953 Bowman Color Stan Musial. Great picture of Stan and his last card until 1959 I believe? PSA 5 for around $200 and a 4 for well under $200
1953 Bowman Color Duke Snider. Jeez just a beautiful card and a great picture. PSA 5s close to $200 and 4s easily under 2 bills
1967 topps Mantle great pic and great card. I just bought a 6 for $180
What about the 57 Aaron? Great pic tough to find centered and good picture...but it's a reverse negative. Does that bother anyone and keep it out of the iconic department?

[bobsbbcards]

I don't have a list of under $200 iconic cards, but the '69 Bench would probably fit the bill.



Some more '50 works of art.

[rats60]

I would add the 57 F Robinson rc and 1959 Gibson rc to my list. Both can be found for 200 in Ex-Mt condition.

[the 'stache]

Those Bowman cards were all great; even the tv set has a unique appeal. You can't go wrong with any of them, really. It comes down to preference.

Some of my dream cards come from the '50 set.



The Splendid Splinter? Jackie? Rapid Robert? Yes, please!

If I owned that Ted Williams, I'd take it out, and stare at it all day, like Smeagol staring at "The Precious".

Originally Posted by CW

Good call by Bill on the Pee Wee Reese.

I agree about the '50 Bowmans. They're like little works of art. The Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson are classics from this set as well, and could probably be had in raw VG condition for under $200.