What do you consider a "rookie card?"

[bcbgcbrcb]

Leon:

My guess is that the pop reports show more Ruths graded than any other card in the set. Obviously, being far and away the most valuable, every Ruth card owner is going to have theirs graded (except for those who utterly hate TPG's).

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Leon:

My guess is that the pop reports show more Ruths graded than any other card in the set. Obviously, being far and away the most valuable, every Ruth card owner is going to have theirs graded (except for those who utterly hate TPG's).

No doubt Phil. That being said these things were made in sheets and there is absolutely no proof (I have ever seen) to justify Jay's statement. I was looking for something I don't know as I enjoy learning new stuff.

[oldjudge]

Leon--First, I said that it is ONE of the most common cards in the set, not the most common card. This is based on my experience collecting the set in the past. While all cards may have originally issued in like quantities my experience tells me that more Ruths were saved and thus more Ruths exist today making it..........one of the most common cards in the set. Even if I never collected the set, common sense would tell me that this was likely the case. If in 1921 a kid found a group of these cards you can be sure that if he didn't keep them all he would most certainly save the Ruth. Over time the Ruths were almost surely saved at a higher rate than most other cards. To call my assertion absurd was----well absurd.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think all Jay was saying is that there are a lot of M101 Ruths around compared to other issues. I don't think he meant to imply more were PRODUCED relative to other cards in the set.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think all Jay was saying is that there are a lot of M101 Ruths around compared to other issues. I don't think he meant to imply more were PRODUCED relative to other cards in the set.

Yes, my statement was in relation to the number produced not the number saved. I would think there would be a few more Ruth's saved also.