If you could only choose one

[Jcfowler6]

So disappointed that the 1989 Billy Ripken $*%& Face card didn't make the list.

No really the T206 Wagner Card would be my choice. It's the card to end all cards. This card has more books written about it than any I can think of. There are movies based on this card for crying out loud. People that have never seen a baseball card know about this card. It is the card the rest of our hobby is based on.

I would be like a 13 year old girl in the front row of a Beetles concert if I were in the same room as this card, even if it was ripped in 4 pieces and on fire.

And J H Wagner can be argued to be the greatest player of all times. Best short stop ever and best Pirate ever at least.

[sportscardpete]

e107 Mathewson.. in particular the really nice one that sold in Heritage a year or two ago. That card was amazing.

[tbob]

T210 Jackson. I guess I may be the only collector who votes for Joe but it is a great card.

[Robextend]

T206 Wagner...this should be a poll!!

[alsup2311]

It would have to be the T210 Joe Jackson for me. That card has captured my imagination more than once.

[thetruthisoutthere]

The Matty E107.

511 wins and over 7300 innings pitched. How the heck did his arm not fall off. Amazing!!!

[Gradedcardman]

The Doyle, the rarest of the 206's IMO.

[Epps]

I agree with the T210 Jackson. He's my favorite player and the card is my avatar. Plus it's from a great set. One day..

[Bicem]

Just So Young.

And if value was taken out of the equation... Just So Young.

[Danny Smith]

T206 plank is my dream card. Id take the plank and run.

[murcerfan]

Baltimore News Babe Ruth


...without hesitation.

[terjung]

I presume that we aren't talking about just grabbing the most valuable one in terms of resale so that we could get other stuff.

Assuming that the one card is going to be one that is kept, I'd pick the E107 Wagner. (keying in on the fact that it is in VG condition)

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by murcerfan

Baltimore News Babe Ruth


...without hesitation.

+1. When it's all said and done, there is only one [at the top of the hill].

Thought provoking thread!

Best,

Larry

[Wayne]

I would say the T-206 Wagner. If I wasnt collecting the set it would be T-210 Joe Jackson. Because I dont have an original of his

[ctownboy]

Easy,

1) Young
2) Anson
3) Kelly

If you have the money, most of the other cards are "easy" to acquire. Even with mega bucks, getting one of these three would probably take some time.

David

[iwantitiwinit]

T206 Plank, I don't know why, maybe because I somehow have it in my head that I could someday actually afford this card while I do not believe I could ever own the Wagner.

[benchod]

Tough choice between the Baltimore News Ruth or Just So Young
I guess I would pick the Young and hope to get a Ruth later

[Leon]

Assuming, as others have said, we aren't picking the most expensive only to resell and buy another, I would pick the Baltimore News Ruth. The Just So Young would be next, then probably the T206 Wags....

[YankeeCollector]

Baltimore News Ruth

There will NEVER be anyone like him.

A guy locked in 0-0 pitching duels with the great Walter Johnson and then hitting 714 HRs.


Imagine Justin Verlander becoming an OF and hitting 60 hrs in a season. It will never happen again!

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Because I have chased the T206s off and on since the mid-70s it would have to be the Wagner, a card I never even typed on my want lists back in the old typewriter days!

[matty6]

The Newsboy Ruth is the rookie card of the greatest baseball player ever. Yet, the Matty E107 is the earliest one of my favorite player and a beauty of a pic...

And others on this list are rarer, but I'd have to choose the T206 Wagner. It's the Holy Grail!!!

[E93]

T206 Wagner, then Just So Cy Young

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Just So Young.

And if value was taken out of the equation... Just So Young.

I like your thinking, but I'd still take the T206 Wagner - gorgeous card and the most expensive in a set I'm sort of trying to build.

[sycks22]

I'd go with the '89 Upper Deck Dale Murphy reverse negative. That was a dream card growing up in the '80's.

[Steve D]

I suppose I'd take the T206 Wagner.

I'd then trade it for a lower grade example + cash, and use the cash to buy a Plank and Magie; therefore completing my set (missing only the Doyle NY Natl).

Steve

[Sean]

Great thread.
Leaving aside resale value, I would take the Doyle variation. I love the background story.

[Piratedogcardshows]

After reading my post when this thread was started I want to change my answer.I am going with the T210 Jackson.I still would love to have a Wagner but I think/hope that the Jackson is the one T210 out of reach from my set to be completed one day.

[jp1216]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

So disappointed that the 1989 Billy Ripken $*%& Face card didn't make the list.

HEY!!! jk

I'd take the T206 Wagner. A favorite of mine!