Green Cobby Show and Tell

[VintageBen]

I was in the process of refocusing my collection with the help of member Orly57. In the beginning, I was looking for a red background cobb portrait. I thought they looked better at the time. Maybe because I am a Univ. of Louisville fan. lol

but I finally found a green cobb portrait. one that was not wrinkled up. wanted one that was centered well, had good color, had good edges and color. Yea the card has a few flaws: Speck of paper loss on the back and name is faded a little but that is what kept the price somewhat low. Without the flaws, the card would grade in the PSA 4-ish range. I think the previous owner Mr. Pencil is on here. The Green has grown on me. Green Cobb's are more rare than the other 3 versions, so I was also looking at the future of the card. Do I go after rare or do I go after the one there is an abundance of? I chose the Green.

I LOVE IT!!!!

[brianp-beme]

Nice cards everyone. I, as usual, like to provide some contrast. I jumped into the T206 Cobb Green foray way too late, and decided it was this one or nothing. Pulled a low-rent Pete and purchased a group lot of similar condition HOF'ers, and sold the rest, so it didn't end up costing TOO much.

At least the card has the common courtesy to inform the viewer it is a Piedmont. It still has some eye appeal, especially in low lighting.

Brian

[Billy5858]

Yes... Thanks for the common man

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by VintageBen

Yea the card has a few flaws: Speck of paper loss on the back and name is faded a little but that is what kept the price somewhat low.

That is a beaut and exactly the type of card I look for. If even years from now you feel like letting that one go, please shoot me a heads up! Great card.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by JustinD

That is a beaut and exactly the type of card I look for. If even years from now you feel like letting that one go, please shoot me a heads up! Great card.

agreed! that's a beaut Ben...I mean all green cobbs are beautiful...but yours is especially so!!!!!

[packs]

There are many SGC 20's but this is my SGC 20. It is gorgeous and I don't miss the 1% of the back that is gone. In fact I cherish the missing pieces because they made it possible for this card to become mine:

[3-2-count]

In my opinion certain cards registration and image clarity are key. The green Cobby is most definitely one of them. I actually look for a bold striking image placing that even over 50/50 centering.

I settled for this one. Great cards everyone!!

[pete zouras]

Rip

[Bpm0014]

Any reason why so many Green Cobbs are off center...towards the bottom?

[frankbmd]

[PhillipAbbott79]

There are just as many off centered to the top.

[Thromdog]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Any reason why so many Green Cobbs are off center...towards the bottom?

I remembered a thread about this a while back from Ted.

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=134449

[spaidly]

Originally Posted by packs

There are many SGC 20's but this is my SGC 20. It is gorgeous and I don't miss the 1% of the back that is gone. In fact I cherish the missing pieces because they made it possible for this card to become mine:

I absolutely love cards like this. Fantastic.

[rommesc]

Took a gamble and bought this "well loved" Cobb for a great price without seeing pictures of the back. Happy to learn that it had a very clean SC back when I received the card. Now resides in my raw T206 set binder.