Your personal top 5 prewar cards

[Touch'EmAll]

Assume - sell my entire collection to then purchase 5 big time goodies. Not exactly sure of specific picks, but I would be looking for the best centered and most eye appealing cards of the first 5 HOF inductees:

A Ruth, a W.Johnson, a Matty, a Wagner, and a Cobb = 5

If I am only going to have 5 - near perfect centering with no tilt is of the UTMOST PRIORITY !

Honorable mention - a Satchell Paige (maybe like the '49 Bowman I picked up in REA - woo hoo!)

[alanu]

In no particular order:

1914 CJ Walter Johnson
1934 Goudey/WWG Lou Gehrig
1933 Sport Kings Bobby Jones
E101 Ty Cobb
E93 Honus Wagner

[bcbgcbrcb]

Without checking any lists, just off the top of my head, I would say:

W600 Matty
N172 Delahanty
M101-5 Ruth (low grade)
1925 Exhibits Gehrig
M101-1 Wagner

[ethicsprof]

T206 Green Cobb Portrait
T206 Walter Johnson Portrait
T206 Red Cobb Portrait
T206 Young Portrait
T206 Mathewson Portrait

best,

barry

[martyogelvie]

I may be fudging my budget a bit;

N28 Cap Anson
E93 Wagner
T206 green Cobb
'33 Goudey Ruth
'14 CJ Jackson

[fkm_bky]

1. 1911 Zeenut Halla
2. E95 Cobb
3. SGC20/30 E107 (any player)
4. E99 (any player)
5. M110 (any player any condition)

Bill

[Bicem]

If I could only own 5 cards I would complete the n142 Duke cabinet set and then find an n173 Wright.

[drdduet]

M116 Blue Honus Wagner
T202 Cobb/Jennings
T210 Joe Jackson
T204 Johnson
Mayo Anson

[Vintageclout]

Super Tough Question but here's my top 5 that I already own....

M101-4/5 Ruth Rookie
E90-1 Jackson
M110 Cobb
W600 Mathewson
Tip Top Wagner

Here is the "Dream 5"......

Boston Garter Mathewson (color version)....I don't think so!
Baltimore News Ruth
Breisch Williams Mathewson
Boston Garter Jackson
T206 Wagner.....well....since I'm dreaming!!!

Intersestingly enough, approx. 3/4 years ago, I remember discussing with my wife her thoughts on selling off approx. $100K - $125K of merchandise to purchase a "1" grade T206 Wagner. We both agreed I would lose too much good stuff to pull it off. Well, some 4 years later I am "eating crow" since modest 1's are now fetching approx. $250K - $400K!!!

Regards,
Joe T.

[Wesley]

Here is my somewhat realistic list:

M101-5 Ruth blank back SGC 20
N172 Delehanty
N162 Anson
E94 Cobb
E135 Jackson

Here is my pipedream list for when the economy gets a little better:

E107 Wagner
E107 Mathewson
T210 Jackson
Washington Times Cobb
Boston Garter Cobb