Total number of graded 1933 Goudey Ruth #144 Cards

[chadeast]

Originally Posted by Leon

I never get tired of looking at this card and ones like it. As has been said, when I think of a Ruth baseball card, this is what I think of. And let me say again too, the '21 Exhibit is on my short list of cards I am looking to pick up. But another Ruth #144 needs to be had too, to go along with my other 2 favorite (attainable) cards I have 2 of. And the next 144 has to be better than this one. Demand far exceeds supply, whatever that supply number is.

Beautiful Leon! Why have one when you can have two for twice the price I'll take this opportunity to once again post my 2 (due to stamp on back), which I am very happy with. Color (a.k.a. lack of fading) is #1 for me on this set, above centering, corners, and everything else.

FYI, I crossed this from a PSA 3(MK) last year, so that's at least one less out there than the pop report would suggest, among surely hundreds of others.

[MattyC]

Chad, the registration on that example is splendid. A joy to look at.

I also crossed mine, so there's another that exists in both pop reports— and I believe the prior owner crossed it in the other direction before me, LOL, which means there are two to subtract from the pop data just on my one card.

It's also worth noting that as with many cards in the vintage and prewar space, there are examples— and then there are the nice examples. When it comes to the #144 Ruth, finding one with both nice registration/focus and centering is much tougher than a glance at the pop data would indicate.