What is the highest graded or rarest pre-war card you own?

cravetopps · January 29, 2007 10:08AM

1941 and earlier, reputable grading company

post a scan if you want to share!

msassin · January 29, 2007 10:15AM

M116 Bresnahan 8.5

I've got a Sporting Life Bresnahan (Blue) that is a GAI 8.5
There has never been a PSA higher than a 7.

Other than a couple Play Ball commons (long gone) I have never owned a PSA 9 Pre-War

mkg809 · January 29, 2007 10:18AM

Here are my 2. Nothing rare or valuable, but priceless to me.

Treetop · January 29, 2007 10:30AM

My favorite is my Ruth card

and my highest grade is my Williams, which could be an 8

goose3 · January 29, 2007 10:43AM

That Ruth is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Griffins · January 29, 2007 10:47AM

These are it until I find an 11!

And for non game cards (have some 8's, but this one is sharper, centering notwithstanding):

Griffins · January 29, 2007 10:49AM

Treetop- That Williams is an 8! Crack it out!

jamesgotpoorman · January 29, 2007 1:05PM

Although only a common, Its my common.

67standup · January 29, 2007 2:19PM

Probably my rarest, now if I can just find the other 1/3 of the card...

Maybe a close second: the first football card:

cravetopps · January 29, 2007 2:32PM

cravetopps · January 29, 2007 2:46PM

gotsparks09 · January 29, 2007 8:04PM

Nothing too rare or exciting here, but my favorite (and rarest pre-war card I own), along with my highest graded:

Treetop · January 29, 2007 11:41PM

Treetop- That Williams is an 8! Crack it out!

Griffin,

Trust me, I will one of these days. Just can't bring myself to do it right now. I've cracked out hundreds of cards through the years, but last year I cracked a beautiful Carew rookie PSA 8 and nicked the corner. Thinking it could go 9, it went quickly to a 7

asphaltman76 · January 30, 2007 12:50AM

Not my most expensive or highest graded...but definately my current favorite!

cravetopps · January 30, 2007 1:07AM

how do you guys get the images to show up on the page without an underlined link re-directing you? I know you can upload the files to this site but you have a 50kb limitation. Some of these files are much larger, though, and they seem to be linked to an image service. Sorry, I know this topic has been discussed numerous times. Thanks!

cravetopps · January 30, 2007 1:54AM

figured it out. thanks.

vwtdi · January 30, 2007 2:47AM

vwtdi · January 30, 2007 2:52AM

cravetopps · January 30, 2007 4:22AM

nice mix of very vintage stuff there, vwtdi.

XanaduNow · January 30, 2007 5:46AM

I'm temporarily sans scanner but I just got a 1902 Ogdens Tabs Jim (Jem) Mace (HOF Boxer) in a crystal clean PSA 6 slab. Not my most valuable monetarily but pretty high up there on my favorites list right now.

Arthur

cravetopps · January 30, 2007 6:55AM

that Johnson looks undergraded, asphaltman. must be something not visible in the scan?

Griffins · January 30, 2007 7:21AM

Keith- whats the card between the 2 OJ's? A T5 Pinkerton?

goose3 · January 30, 2007 7:24AM

No scan of the one in my set that's a 7.....and I can't find the scan of the Gehrig in 6....

this one's no slouch though.....a solid, very solid! 6.....

vwtdi · January 30, 2007 8:42AM

yes Anthony, just a mini scan

Ladder7 · January 30, 2007 8:56AM

Trimmed, but I think these are the only graded.

asphaltman76 · January 30, 2007 10:55AM

Craveking...there is the speck of paperloss by "Johnson" on the card....

sando69 · January 30, 2007 1:17PM

Archaninator · January 30, 2007 1:51PM

DELETE

cravetopps · January 30, 2007 2:15PM

A GEM MT from 1896, amazing!

1960toppsguy · January 31, 2007 12:06AM

Gem mint, but what the heck is it?

cohocorp · January 31, 2007 12:17AM

my highest graded is this t206 mathewson dark cap psa 6.

XanaduNow · January 31, 2007 2:40AM

<< <i>my highest graded is this t206 mathewson dark cap psa 6.

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Very nice cohocorp.

Arthur

cohocorp · January 31, 2007 3:45AM

thanks XanaduNow.

pat

cohocorp · January 31, 2007 3:47AM

love that joe jackson!

onlychild · February 5, 2007 1:42PM

Pre-war and pre-sinking.

It went to SGC when I got no reply from PSA.

Butcher · February 5, 2007 9:57PM

67standup · February 6, 2007 1:13PM

A PSA 8 Beecher...WOW! An SGC 40 is already up to $1800 after two days in the Mastro auction. Mine is ungraded, probably would grade a PSA 2.

Onlychild: that Titantic card is probably one of my favorite non-sports cards, pre-sinking very cool. How many would you estimate exist?

onlychild · February 7, 2007 8:14AM

<< <i>Onlychild: that Titantic card is probably one of my favorite non-sports cards, pre-sinking very cool. How many would you estimate exist? >>

I'm sure there are several out there but although some say it is not rare, there were only 12 offered on eBay last year. This was the first graded anywhere and just happens to be a high quality example for that issue.

Oddly enough, though the event was monsterous even by today's standards and has been known by practically everyone in the past 100 years, the card not found its way into our hobby...yet. My guess is because it's a British card and not listed in the american price guides.

It is the only trade card known to show the Titanic before the sinking and is in color to boot. It's therefore a very desired relic in the Titanic collector world. One can assume when/if it takes hold in the card collecting hobby, it will become just as popular.

Here is more info on it.

originalisbest · February 7, 2007 1:49PM

Great cards - love the Ju Ju Drums Cobb.

My best prewar card would likely be my T205 Cobb, closely followed by a '33 Goudey Ruth #181. Neither in terribly high grade, but not thrashed either.

frankhardy · February 7, 2007 10:45PM

Ok guys, this thread can include "RAREST" and not necessarily the highest graded, right?

Some of this stuff that you guys have posted is simply stunning. This card isn't in that league, but it is still as rare of a card as you can get. This card is at PSA as we speak. There are 0 graded in the population report. This is a 1914 T216 Peoples Tobacco Wild Bill Donovan. Peoples tobacco cards are rare enough. This one is a "Virginia's Extra" back which makes it even more rare. On top of that, it is a "thin paper" version which makes it even more rare. PSA has grade none of ANY of the Donovan versions, and this one is the most rare. It's in bad shape, but truly scarce.

jamesgotpoorman · February 8, 2007 11:27AM

Just got. Highest grade.

Stingray · February 8, 2007 9:25PM

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This has to be the oldest PSA 10!!

sando69 · February 9, 2007 2:10AM

believe it or not, there are FIVE items graded psa 10 from the "1894 lawson's patent base ball game,"
that are the oldest psa 10's to appear in the baseball category.
none the less, the n301 mayo is still a gorgeous piece!

what a GREAT thread!
thanks for sharing, everybody... keep that stuff a comin'

packman · February 9, 2007 6:44AM

This is my nicest card that I have scanned. It is from my T3 set that I am putting together.

David

RayBShotz · February 9, 2007 9:40AM

Wanted to show one you guys might not see otherwise here. Currently my highest graded prewar card.

RayB

cravetopps · February 9, 2007 12:45PM

nice card, Ray. do you have any of the hockey cards?

RipublicaninMass · February 9, 2007 1:19PM

packman, I need to go change my undies

2dueces · February 10, 2007 10:06AM

I own a few T206's in PSA 5 and SGC 60's. Here's 1.

jamesgotpoorman · February 10, 2007 12:08PM

WOW SOME GREAT CARDS GUYS~~~~~~~~~~~~~

rbdjr1 · February 10, 2007 1:25PM

Does this count?

I bought this Lou Gehrig card item from a fellow CU threads member, a short while ago! The only other Lou Gehrig PSA 9, graded in the 1920's was another "hand cut", the 1927 W560 Hand Cut, of which there has been 2 graded PSA 9's (and a PSA 10) of Lou Gehrig!

So here is the total "pre-war" Pop Report of Lou Gehrig PSA 9's (or PSA 10's):

1927 - Pop 2 - W560 Hand Cut, Three of Clubs (Also, there is one PSA 10 example.)
1928 - Pop 2 - W565 hand Cut, Blank Back
1930 - Pop 1 - Cracker Jack Pins
1933 - Pop 5 - Goudey # 092 (Also, there is one PSA 10 example, wow!)
1933 - Pop 1 - Goudey # 160
1934 - Pop 2 - Goudey # 037
1934 - Pop 4 - Goudey # 061

Other than above there are no other PSA 9's (or 10's!) known graded examples, listed in the PSA Pop Report (the next graded PSA 9's would be the 1950 CALLAHAN H.O.F. There are 3 PSA 9 examples).

rd

onlychild · February 12, 2007 6:16AM

<< <i>So here is the total "pre-war" Pop Report of Lou Gehrig PSA 9's (or PSA 10's): >>

I'm sure Ruth is close to the same (low pops) in playing-era cards.

What is the highest graded or rarest pre-war card you own?

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