Exhibit Cards

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Posted By: Phil Garry

How would you rank each issue of Exhibit Cards from the 1920's and 1930's in terms of scarcity?

[Bernie M]

I came across a couple exhibit cards of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. I suspect them as reprints, and I believe I obtained them in a box of old baseball cards about 7 years ago. For years, I didnt know these were rare, and in some cases valuable. I was recently asked about them and decided to research these, and I saw an article stating that there were no pre-war reprints of Exhibit cards known of. I cant believe these are genuine, but could you possibly take a look at the attached pics of these cards and maybe help me identify whether these are reprints or not? Again, I think they are reprints, there is no way I could be so lucky to come across something like this by accident.

I believe, from research, that the Babe Ruth is a 1921 Exhibit, probable reprint, and the Gehrig is a 1925.

I want to submit these for authentication to PSA, but since I am so unsure, I dont want to do that and pay their prices for them to possibly come back as reprints.

What do you think?

[Leon]

Last go round on guessing I didn't do so well but hopefully someone can chime in on their thoughts. It is hard for me to tell from the scans but someone might know of a "tell" on them. Good luck.

[BeanTown]

Without having the cards in hand, its almost impossible. Thats a lot of aging on them. Did they survive a fire with smoke? Did they survive a dip in tea or coffee? Is there a smell to them? Cant hurt to submit to get an unbias TPG for opinion. Hope for the best and prepare for the worse.

[tschock]

My 2 cents. Given the condition of the cards already, take a corner of one of the cards and pull it apart slightly (ie split the corner of the card a bit). If the previously unexposed interior is tan or cream, it's likely legit. If the interior is of a gray card stock, I would be inclined to say a fake.