A New Date for the Pathe Freres Babe Ruth: 1920 -- UPDATE: PSA NOW AGREES!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Of all the things I kick myself in the ass I didn’t buy years ago, this photo is near the top of the list. So cool.

+1 I have owned a few and should have kept one. Great research and card!
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[Vintageclout]

Originally Posted by Leon

+1 I have owned a few and should have kept one. Great research and card!
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The fact that Ruth’s 1920 September home runs listed on the back was incomplete always led me to believe this was a definitive 1920 issue. If a 1921 issue, why would the manufacturer not list Ruth’s remaining September homers to complete his 54 total? Glad to see it has now been proven to be an undisputed 1920 issue. Great detective work!

[Jobu]

I have a raw Pathe and sent it to PSA and worked with them and they just graded it as a 1920 issue with two variations, so if you have one of these and want to see it slabbed as Ruth's first year on the Yankees (1920) you should be able to make it happen now.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Jobu

I have a raw Pathe and sent it to PSA and worked with them and they just graded is as a 1920 issue with two variations, so if you have one of these and want to see it slabbed as Ruth's first year on the Yankees (1920) you should be able to make it happen now.

Awesome work on this, Bryan, to get a TPG to change the dating for this premium. I'll probably send mine in to get reholdered some time to the new date. It's crazy how tough PSA is with grading it however. Yours looks much better than a 2.5, and I've felt that mine were undergraded also.