Which Greenberg card as “one and only”

[MikeGarcia]

.. If you don't mind corner wear and signs of poor storage , these 1936 cards go at E-Bay auctions ending during mid-week in your price range ; But don't try to be the high bidder on a Sunday night though.

[judsonhamlin]

Not a bad choice - tinted photo that looks more like him than the 41.

[Leon]

Maybe an R309-2 if you can find one. This is from my last collection. It's black and white but a pretty cool pose.

That said, if you want color and only 1 card, I too, like the Diamond Stars. Good luck!
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[Tyruscobb]

My choice is the 1936 World Wide Gum #41.

You probably can find a lower graded one towards your budget's top end.

Good luck with your search.

[Rhotchkiss]

Hank Greenberg is a big-boy HOFer. I don’t think you skimp on players like Hank. I would save my money, bide my time, and get the best 1934 Goudey you can get. If that means you get lesser issues of lesser players for a while, so be it. But don’t skimp on Hank

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Hank Greenberg is a big-boy HOFer. I don’t think you skimp on players like Hank. I would save my money, bide my time, and get the best 1934 Goudey you can get. If that means you get lesser issues of lesser players for a while, so be it. But don’t skimp on Hank

He really is... which is why I want to be so careful with my "one and only" choice. So many great ideas here, as always

[paul]

Don't overlook his 1938 Goudey. People either love or hate 38 Goudeys, but I love them.

[puckpaul]

I would go with the Diamond Star. Classic card that is still undervalued. Color, good pose. Another option is the batter Up or the 303B.

[Carter08]

I think you can make a 34 Goudey work and that's where I'd go. I'm a big 41 Play Ball fan but I agree with you it doesn't necessarily look like him (always thought it looks like he has a moustache). Diamond Stars definitely a great alternative too. 38 Goudey is a good one too but I'm not sure on pricing there.

[Luke]

To me his two best cards by far are 1934 Annis Furs and 1936 WWG. If I were you I'd try to stick that 1k somewhere and wait for the right 1936 wwg to show up and go for it. If you don't really want to wait an uncertain amount of time, I agree with previous posters about 1934 G and 1934 DS being great options.