Show me your ugliest cards, your beaters

[Vegas Cards]

I've been going through my collection, selling off some cards, adding some too. In the process I've realized there are certain cards I own that I'll never sell and never upgrade. They're perfect as is, impossible to improve on in my mind.

Here are a few of the beat up cards I'll never part with. The Jackie was my dad's, bought when he was seven. The Mays was my uncles.

What beat up ugly cards are you in love with that will stay in your PC?

[Throttlesteer]

Those are some really nice "ugly" cards. I'm hoping someone reposts the E121 Ruth with the drawings.

[upstateNYmilb]

By far, my ugliest

[Bocabirdman]

How could I not post my Rubes?

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[Vegas Cards]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

How could I not post my Rubes?

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Now that's...something. Looks like their dog ate more then their homework.

[brianp-beme]

Don't get me started...it is a healthy obsession of mine.

Brian

[Vegas Cards]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Don't get me started...it is a healthy obsession of mine.

Brian

The Ruth is amazing. Remarkable someone would have saved it like that, I'm sure you're glad they did!

[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by Vegas Cards

I've been going through my collection, selling off some cards, adding some too. In the process I've realized there are certain cards I own that I'll never sell and never upgrade. They're perfect as is, impossible to improve on in my mind.

Here are a few of the beat up cards I'll never part with. The Jackie was my dad's, bought when he was seven. The Mays was my uncles.

What beat up ugly cards are you in love with that will stay in your PC?

That Aaron is a 1, but I would not consider it a beater at all!

[mybuddyinc]

Crawford, throw has only two non-Pied/SC backs: The very tough OM, and easier Sov.350.

Mine has it all ......................


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Fun, fun, Scott

[Kevin]

I have to figure out how to post my Cy Young

[realbigfatdog]

Some of my best (worst). I bought the Mick for $25 back in 1988 when I was 12. The card store let me make a couple payments on it.

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[Vegas Cards]

Originally Posted by realbigfatdog

Some of my best (worst). I bought the Mick for $25 back in 1988 when I was 12. The card store let me make a couple payments on it.

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$25 for the Mantle. I'm trying to remember how many lawns I'd have had to mow to make those payments back then.

[commishbob]

This is probably the worst card I have in any of my set builds. I'm chasing this '62 Post in '1-piece' condition. If it's in 1 piece, it's fine by me.

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[Jcosta19]

Can't complain about the centering.

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[GeoPoto]

Coughlan

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[BuzzD]

I have one! E106 Sweeney

[ValKehl]

My top collecting focus is cards of all the players on the 1924 Washington Senators WS Championship team. All the cards of the 18-card 1925 Holland Creameries World's Champions set, a Canadian set, are of 1924 Senators players. I had these 16 beauties roughly 20 years ago. I have since been able to upgrade 4 of these cards: Judge, Mogridge, Ogden & Zahniser, and I'm hoping to upgrade more of them.

[nat]

Finally, a game that I can play!

The Ott card was cut in half, but then somebody thought better of it and glued it back together. And then they trimmed off the bottom for some reason.

[Vegas Cards]

Originally Posted by nat

Finally, a game that I can play!

The Ott card was cut in half, but then somebody thought better of it and glued it back together. And then they trimmed off the bottom for some reason.

Does that qualify it as "altered"? Your Satchell Paige would fit right in with my Jackie Robinson.

[leftygrove10]

1931 W517 Mini of Lefty Grove

[RCMcKenzie]

upgrade needed on this Richardson...

[JollyElm]

[Vegas Cards]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

My top collecting focus is cards of all the players on the 1924 Washington Senators WS Championship team. All the cards of the 18-card 1925 Holland Creameries World's Champions set, a Canadian set, are of 1924 Senators players. I had these 16 beauties roughly 20 years ago. I have since been able to upgrade 4 of these cards: Judge, Mogridge, Ogden & Zahniser, and I'm hoping to upgrade more of them.

What a beautiful set. I've never seen these cards, thanks for sharing.

[Jacklitsch]

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[Golfcollector]

My "ugliest Crawford" but also my most beautiful one!

[Robextend]

[Sinker Slider]

Fun thread. The first Goudey I bought.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I have a couple more for consideration.

A 1912 Zeenut in typical Zeenut condition and a rusty Rusty Staub (Not PreWar of course)



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[molenick]

These were all found behind a wall when doing some home renovations.

[Vegas Cards]

Originally Posted by molenick

These were all found behind a wall when doing some home renovations.

These are really cool. As with many of the items that have been shared, if you hadn't posted, I wouldn't have ever seen cards like these.

[Clutch-Hitter]

Originally Posted by molenick

These were all found behind a wall when doing some home renovations.

Top right, Earl Smith, was an interesting player. Good read on SABR

[molenick]

I did a little research on Old Cardboard and the baseball players appear to be 1923 W572 strip cards https://oldcardboard.com/w/w572/w572.asp?cardsetID=834

[doug.goodman]

It's sometimes next to impossible to find "nice" copies of supplements...

[Kevin]

There is a Lake and a Cree in a few auctions. I am sort of tempted to give them a home. I have to scan my Arndt. Now that's like a 40% of a card...

[Clutch-Hitter]

Scans too big


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[T205 Hunter]

Ugly but still a favorite



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[CobbSpikedMe]

A fairly recent pick up with some help from a friend. I think it qualifies for this thread.



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[Cooper1927]

Bob is pretty rough, but one of two tough commons from the E103 set and a replacement for a “lost” one that I had.



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[Cozumeleno]

Maybe this Mike Donlin -- one of the tough T207s

[GeoPoto]

From Wikipedia: The Detroit Tigers teams of 1906–1908, on which Coughlin played, were among the most colorful groups in baseball history, with the flying spikes of Ty Cobb, on-field antics from Germany Schaefer and Charley O'Leary (who toured as a vaudeville act in the off-season), fisticuffs from catcher Boss Schmidt, and the shouts, gyrations, and jigs of Hughie "Ee-Yah" Jennings from the third base coaching box.

Coughlin's role in this colorful bunch was as the maestro of the hidden ball trick. The hidden ball trick is a play in which the runner is deceived about the location of the ball, in an effort to tag him out. Although no known comprehensive list is known to exist of all times when the hidden ball trick has worked, Coughlin reportedly pulled it off seven times (and at three different positions) -- more than any other player in MLB history. He pulled it off on May 12, 1905, against Hobe Ferris of the Boston Red Sox. He did it again on September 3, 1906, catching George Stone in the first inning. In Game 2 of the 1907 World Series, Coughlin caught Jimmy Slagle with a hidden ball trick, the only one in World Series history.

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[ValKehl]

Very interesting, George. Here's "hidden-ball" Bill with the Tigers (shameless plug - this card is currently FS on eBay):

[brianp-beme]

Some inspirational diecut E121 cards, some that are multiple layers thick, glued onto 1/8" thick paper board.

Brian

[jchcollins]

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[jchcollins]

Not mine, but this one has made the rounds on the internet and I love it. Back when I was in OBC, these used to be called "Tiptons on Parade":