E121 Ruth getting respect

[orly57]

Originally Posted by Leon

The other versions, from a quick look just now, don't seem to have gone up on the wild ride. Kudos to those who have this throwing pose.

Maybe a W575-1 could be a substitute for a Ruth collector?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1922-W575-1-...QAAOSwaB5XqMPC

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The W575-1 is actually a much tougher card than the E-121. There are two versions, both of which are substantailly tougher than the caramel. There is a "L.F George Ruth" version and a R.F. "Babe" version (mine below). There are only three slabbed copies of this one.

[orly57]

Now all my pics are posting sideways. If anyone has any suggestions, a pm would be appreciated.

[itjclarke]

Sweet cards Orlando. I really like the "holding ball" pose. I got a couple lesser cost "subs" for that one.. Will add pics later.

Re- posting horizontal pics, I'm not IT guy, but are your JPGs upright prior to posting?

[Sean]

Can someone who knows more about this set explain why some cards say Babe Ruth and others say "Babe" Ruth? Are they considered different cards, or a variation?


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[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Sean

Can someone who knows more about this set explain why some cards say Babe Ruth and others say "Babe" Ruth? Are they considered different cards, or a variation?


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Its a variation. There are Babe, "Babe", and George. Know many others here know more as to why. Think George is most scarce.

There are also, I believe 4 back variations in the series of 80, all of varying scarcity. If others don't do so first, I'll post a link to that thread. Some board members have done a lot of research on this set.

[brianp-beme]

On the board (and maybe the entire planet that we call Earth) Rhett has the best grasp of all the E121 issues, but the Series of 80 is rife with many variations, and I assume the parenthesis and non-parenthesis Ruth versions were due to their being in separate printing runs. However I do not remember reading any specific theories concerning this.

Brian

[Sean]

I notice that all the links to recent eBay sales are for cards that say "Babe". I assume then that this is the most common version?

And thanks guys for the previous answers.

[itjclarke]

Here are some threads, both recent and old, with contributions from the mentioned boardmember (Rhett), and others

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ight=E121+back

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ack+variations

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ack+variations