Most Important Baseball Card!

[LincolnVT]

In your opinion, what is the “most important” baseball card and why? Not necessarily the most valuable or the most sought after or iconic…what is the “most important card” in your opinion…and why?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think I know what it means for a card to be iconic. I honestly don't know what it means to be important. That said, I would say the 52T Mantle, because it's universally known, and is more accessible than the Wagner.

[frankbmd]

Whoops, wrong thread.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Because, well, duh.

[esd10]

1869 peck and snyder cincinnati red stockings because it was a trade card of the first openly professional baseball team and one of the first mass produced collectibles

[BioCRN]

Boring answer, but the 52 Topps Mantle and T206 Wagner have both heavily contributed to even laymen's understanding of pictures of baseball dudes having extreme value and a desire to own one.

Which one is more important, no idea. Almost anyone can obtain a 52 Mantle and even in crud condition it will still be a card a collector shows to someone when showing off their collection. The T206 Wagner is so hard to obtain and no such thing as a cheap example.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by esd10

1869 peck and snyder cincinnati red stockings because it was a trade card of the first openly professional baseball team and one of the first mass produced collectibles

I have to agree with this, but would rather actually own a Wags.