I found a few cards in my basement.

[emd023]

Hello. I found a T206 collection in my basement and came here to share them with you. I have no idea how much they are worth or what I am going to do with them. Just looking for some information. I will take photos of the backs tomorrow. Thanks!

Link to photos

Edit: As you can see there are 10 pics of the front and 11 pics of the back. When I took the photos of the fronts I guess I missed one of the pages (the one with Doyle). I was able to get a pic of the back (pic #11) but at the time I took the pics of the backs I didnt know I had missed a pic of the front. I dont have the cards with me so I wont be able to get a pic of the front tonght. Sorry!

Abbaticchio, Pittsburg
Abbott, Toledo X2
Absetin, Pittsburg
Adkins, Baltimore
Alperman, Brooklyn
Anderson, Providence X2
Arellanes, Boston Amer X2
Arnot, Providence X2
Atz, Chicago Amer X2
Barry, Phila Amer
Beck, Boston Natl
Beckley, Kansas City X2
Bender, Phila Amer
Bergen, Brooklyn
Bescher, Cincinnati X2
Blackburne, Providence
Bliss, St. Louis Natl
Bowerman, Boston Natl
Brain, Buffalo
M. Brown, Chicago Natl
Burchell, Buffalo
Burns, Chicago Amer
Butler, Rochester X2
Camnitz, Pittsburgh
Campbell, Cincinnati
Carr, Indianapolis
Carrigan, Boston Amer
Casey, Montreal X2
Cassidy, Baltimore
Chappelle, Rochester
Chase, NY Amer X2
Clark, Columbus
Clymer, Columbus
Collins, Phila Amer
Congalton, Columbus
Cravath, Minneapolis X2
Cross, Indianapolis
M. Davis, Phila Amer X2
Delehanty, Louisville X2
Debbau, Baltimore
Donovan, Detroit
Dougherty, Chicago Amer
Downey, Cincinnati
Doyle, NY Natl
Dubuc, Cincinnati
Cobb, Detroit
Dormer, Kansas City
Easterly, Cleveland
Egan, Cincinnati
Elberfield, NY Amer
Ellam, Nashville
Engle, NY Amer
Fiene, Chicago Amer
Flannagan, Buffalo
Fletcher, NY Natl
Genzel, Rochester
Gasper, Cincinnati
Grimshaw, Toronto X2
Groom, Washington
Guiheen, Portsmouth
Hall, Baltimore
Hallman, Kansas City
Hannifan, Jersey City
Hayden, Indianapolis
Hinchman, Toledo
Hoblitzell, Cincinnati
Hoffman, Providence
Hoffman, St. Louis Amer
Howard, Chicago Natl
Howell, St Louis Amer
Hulswitt, St Louis Natl
Hunter, Brooklyn
Kelley, Toronto
Knight, NY Amer X2
Krause, Phila Amer
Kroh, Chicago Natl
Kruger, Columbus
LaFitte, Macon
Lavender, Providence X2
Leach, Pittsburg X2
Livingstone, Phila Amer
McBride, Washington X2
McElveen, Brooklyn
McGlynn, Milwaukee
Malarkey, Buffalo
Maloney, Rochester
Marshall, Brooklyn
Mathewson, NY Natl X2
Merritt, Jersey City
Milan, Washington
Miller, Pittsburg
Mitchell, Cincinnati
Moeller, Jersey City X2
Moran, Providence X2
Moran, Chicago Natl
Murray, NY Natl
Myers, NY Natl
O'Brien, St. Paul
Oberlin, Minneapolis
O'Neil, Minneapolis
Otey, Norfolk
Perring, Cleveland
Persons, Montgomery X2
Phelan, Providence X2
Phelps, St. Louis Natl
Pickering, Minneapolis
Poland, Baltimore
Powers, Phila Amer
Quillen, Minneapolis
Randall, Milwaukee
Raymond, NY Natl
Rhoades, Cleveland
Rhodes, St Louis Natl
Ritter, Kansas City
Rudolph, Toronto X2
Schaefer, Washington
Shannon, Kansas City
Shaughnessy, Roanoke
Shaw, Providence
Sheckard, Chicago Natl
Shipke, Washington
Speaker, Boston Amer
Smith, Shreveport
Spade, Cincinnati
Stanage, Detroit X2
Sweeney, Boston Natl
Strang, Baltimore
Tannehill, Washington
Thielman, Louisville
Thomas, Phila Amer
Titus, Phila Natl
Unglaus, Washington
Warhop, NY Amer
White, Buffalo
Wilson, Pittsburg X2
Young, Cleveland

[trdcrdkid]

You've got a few thousand dollars worth of cards there, assuming that the backs are not totally destroyed. The green Cobb is the most valuable, followed by the Young and the Mathewsons.

Any idea who collected these? Were they in the plastic pages when you found them, or did you put them there?

[AddieJoss]

Could you post pics of the backs...you will get a lot more info that way.

Cory

[emd023]

Originally Posted by AddieJoss

Could you post pics of the backs...you will get a lot more info that way.

Cory

Will take photos of the backs tomorrow. Just curious, why?

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by emd023

Will take photos of the backs tomorrow. Just curious, why?

Certain backs can increase the value of a card significantly. Conversely, major back damage makes a card less valuable.

[BeanTown]

Great find in your basement! I would sell individually on EBay or consign them to an EBay dealer like PWCC (member of this board). If you sell as a group you will get wholesale pricing most likely as that person would break it up. The only thing I would find in my basement is unopened wax from the 80s and a bunch of auction catalogs!

[Sean]

A rare back will greatly increase the value of the card.

By the way, I didn't see a scan of the Doyle. Is there one and I missed it?

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Sean

By the way, I didn't see a scan of the Doyle. Is there one and I missed it?

That would be crazy! Too crazy, if it was that Doyle, N.Y. Natl.

[Billy5858]

If you got a "Joe Doyle" NY Natl with a Red Hindu
back. You can quit your job. Post both side of
The card....,, we are curious

[vintagesportscollector]

Very interesting. Congrats. Would love to hear more about this find. How were they stored? How long do you think they were there? How is it they went unfound for so long? Who do you think they belonged to?

Do you have any experience with card collecting or this set? You seem to have some experience given the way you listed the cards, knew to scan the backs and fronts, and knew to highlight the green Cobb (in front of a T222 Fatima – is that a reprint or real?) and the Young. Best of Luck! Very cool find.

[steve B]

And who's on the Fatima card?

And what other cards were there?

pretty cool find.

Steve B

[TCMA]

Yep, fishy.

[TheNightmanCometh]

Posters are talking like pics were posted, but I don't see any. Am I missing something?

[baztacula]

Certainly a nice little find but nothing earth-shattering. No rarities or pristine HOFers. I don't know why everybody was so skeptical.

[Sean1125]

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=138450

[irv]

Originally Posted by emd023

Hello. I found a T206 collection in my basement and came here to share them with you. I have no idea how much they are worth or what I am going to do with them. Just looking for some information. I will take photos of the backs tomorrow. Thanks!

Link to photos

Congrats on the find!

Although I don't collect pre-war cards, I am looking forward to following this thread as it unfolds.

[TheBigRedOne]

Oh, that poor Tris Speaker card! That hurts to see!

[emd023]

Originally Posted by TheBigRedOne

Oh, that poor Tris Speaker card! That hurts to see!

Yeah who did that??

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by emd023

Yeah who did that??

I want it! Lol

[emd023]

Updated gallery with backs

Also updated the link on the first page.

As you can see there are 10 pics of the front and 11 pics of the back. When I took the photos of the fronts I guess I missed one of the pages (the one with Doyle). I was able to get a pic of the back (pic #11) but at the time I took the pics of the backs I didnt know I had missed a pic of the front. I dont have the cards with me so I wont be able to get a pic of the front tonght. Sorry!

I found these cards in my basement. They were collected by my Grandfather and passed down to my father where they were forgotten for a long time (until I found them). I didnt know they existed until I found them. My father said that my Grandfather did have the Wagner card a loooong time ago however he gave it away to a friend .

The cards were packaged like this when I found them. I have not modified them in any way. I am not sure what I am going to do with them. I did collect cards when I was younger. I have a big box full of baseball, football, and basketball cards from the 70s, 80s, 90s but I havent bothered with them for years.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by emd023

Updated gallery with backs

Also updated the link on the first page.

Those pictures look much better. I take back my fuzzy look like counterfeit statement.