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What are the greatest baseball cards of all time?

cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
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I'm not talking about price or rarity here. I want to know what you find to be the best looking or most appealing card or cards. You don't have to own the card and it can be vintage or modern, star player or common, base card or insert, etc. My favorites are the 1953 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese and 1971 Topps Nolan Ryan. Feel free to post a picture if you have an example you are proud of.

Chris
Chris
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
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  • PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
    1965 Topps Yaz.

  • JohnnyDJohnnyD Posts: 521 ✭✭
    1960 McCovey rookie #316...don't know why, just like it....
  • ClemazClemaz Posts: 1,422
    I agree with you. The 1953 Bowman Reese is awesome. I also love the 1976 Topps Johnny Bench, 1963 Topps Lou Brock, 1954 Topps Warren Sphan and 1951 Bowman Larry Doby.
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  • DaddyRichDaddyRich Posts: 241 ✭✭
    The 1953 Bowman color Stan Musial and Mickey Mantle. Just great cards.
    Just glad to be here with everyone.
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,783 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My favorites are '53 Bowman Color, '53 and '54 Topps. The 1952 Bowman Large Football are some of the best cards every made as well, I have a very hard time deciding which company put out the best overall product, Topps or Bowman. If I had to chose it might be Bowman.
  • mkg809mkg809 Posts: 1,320 ✭✭
    1986 Fleer Vince Coleman
  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    I wouldnt mind having like a mini poster of this one.

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  • MachoMuchachoMachoMuchacho Posts: 241
    1990 leaf sammy sosa rookie.

    he's bunting...haha
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  • smtjoysmtjoy Posts: 617
    Mine would be- 1956 Topps Jackie Robinson
  • bifff257bifff257 Posts: 751 ✭✭


    << <i>The 1953 Bowman color Stan Musial and Mickey Mantle. Just great cards >>



    No doubt about it, great set, great cards....



    How about a 1954 topps Ernie Banks RC!!!!!!!!!

  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    52 TOPPS JACKIE ROBINSON Or Gus Zernial
    53 topps jackie robinson
    53 bowman reese/musial
    54 topps banks
    55 topps robinson or koufax
    56 topps robinson/willaims
    57 topps klu/willaims
    58 topps YUCK (I like the maris
    59 topps gibson
    60 topps mantle or maris
    what are the greatest cards of all time
    ............MINE!
  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For me, it would absolutely be the T-3 Ty Cobb (yes, the below is a reprint):

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    Tabe
  • Brian48Brian48 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm not talking about price or rarity here. I want to know what you find to be the best looking or most appealing card or cards. >>



    For modern cards, I really like the '91 Topps Clemens #530, but for vintage, I'm very fond of the '62 Topps Roger Maris #1.
  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
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    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • themetalsignthemetalsign Posts: 555 ✭✭
    1971 Topps Thurman Munson


    1976 Topps Johnny Bench


    These are my greatest of all time



    Dave D.

  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    All good choices - I've always loved the RED on the '52 Topps Jackie Robinson - don't have one but I wish I did! Long ago, when I worked in a coin/card store as a teen, there was one that sat in the display case for many years (my boss priced it high for the time) but it was a nice one, decent centering, about EX. Looked at it many times - wonder where it is now? (My old boss passed away some 5 years ago.)
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1962T Drysdale, 1957T Clemente, 1974T Fisk, 1975T Tiant, 1976TT Oscar Gamble, 1956T Ted Williams
    Mike
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  • gumbyfangumbyfan Posts: 5,168 ✭✭✭
    Vintage: 1961 Topps Warren Spahn

    Modern: 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr.
  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    1933 Goudey Carl Hubbell (pitching not portrait)
  • AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭
    Griffey UD is a Great Card.

    Griff- Do you own all of those cards? That Paige is sweet.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    This is one of my all-time favorites, a nobody, but the card is one of the best for me. Great action shot, with the ump watching the play. I look at this card and I think that it is almost a piece of art.

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  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    Yep, certain cards just stand out like that. Nice one!
  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    I don't have any scanned, but every card in the '34-'34 Diamond Stars sets is really nicely designed.

    Allen- yes.

    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
    Great list so far everyone.

    Griffins: Very nice cards. I love the Campanella. I had never seen it before and it is now on my list right behind the '53 Bowman Reese. Amazing!

    Chris
    Chris
    My small collection
    Want List:
    '61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
    Cardinal T206 cards
    Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
  • FavreFan1971FavreFan1971 Posts: 3,103 ✭✭✭
    Before Matt does it. 1990 Score Update Emmitt Smith. He could have played baseball too.
  • Ironfan8Ironfan8 Posts: 25
    My fav has to be 1964 Koufax World Series Strikeouts #136. When I got this in a penny pack in 1964, what amazed me was his stretch. He is longer left to right than from head to toe on this card.
    'the Stretch'
  • erinstubbyerinstubby Posts: 455
    1953 Bowman color Pee Wee Reese
  • redlegsredlegs Posts: 963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here are a few of my favorite cards.
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  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think one of the nicest designs (even though the set is pretty much worthless) it the 1988 Donruss Baseball's Best set. It's identical to the regular 1988 Donruss set except they replaced the blue with bright orange.

    Shane

  • PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
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  • sayheykid54sayheykid54 Posts: 779 ✭✭
    1912 Ty Cobb Hassan Triple Folder. A stunning card!!!!
  • parkerjparkerj Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭
    Let me bring this up a few years for us 30/40 somethings:

    71 munson
    any 75 or 76 oscar gamble
    75 ralph garr
    78 reggie
    82 fisk in action

    72 carew is a favorite because of the player in the background playing golf with a bat and baseball.
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  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    1973 Luis Alvarado
  • MantleMarisFordBerraMantleMarisFordBerra Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭
    I'll nominate the '34 Lou Gehrig w/ the yellow background. Now that's a smile!!
  • GriffinsGriffins Posts: 6,076 ✭✭✭
    Forgot the '34 Gehrig- I'll agree, that is one of the nicest cards of all time IMO.
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    Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's

  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭


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    You know, I was going to make a witty comment but it wouldn't do these cards justice.

    Awesome cards, Griffins.

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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
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    This is one of my favorites T206!!
  • armourlarryarmourlarry Posts: 106
    1967 standup without a doubt
  • grayroadsgrayroads Posts: 211 ✭✭
    I'll offer two cards both from the 1953 Topps set; again, it's just a question what appeals to the collector: Monte Irvin (#62) and Satchel Paige (#220). Two close behind: Stan Musial, 1962 (#50) and Ernie Banks, 1966 (#110). "The art of collecting is knowing how to please yourself."
  • sayheykid54sayheykid54 Posts: 779 ✭✭
    The 1915 Ty Cobb Cracker Jack card. A classic baseball card that looks like a piece of artwork!!
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,601 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>72 carew is a favorite because of the player in the background playing golf with a bat and baseball. >>



    Wow, my favorite set of all time (I have 5 of them) and I never noticed that before. Thanks!
  • killingdreamkillingdream Posts: 232


    << <i>1912 Ty Cobb Hassan Triple Folder. A stunning card!!!! >>




    I'll agree with that. Also I'd add countless T3 Turkey Reds. Those things really are works of art to me. For modern I'd throw some 1950-52 Bowman into the mix.
  • JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
    1953 Topps Willie Mays & 1933 Goudey Rogers Hornsby # 188.

    /s/ JackWESQ
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  • chaz43chaz43 Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm not talking about price or rarity here. I want to know what you find to be the best looking or most appealing card or cards. You don't have to own the card and it can be vintage or modern, star player or common, base card or insert, etc. My favorites are the 1953 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese and 1971 Topps Nolan Ryan. Feel free to post a picture if you have an example you are proud of.

    Chris >>




    This is by far, without a doubt the greatest card of ALLLLL TIME !!!!!!!!!! chaz


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  • chaz43chaz43 Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭
    And without a doubt my greatest sports hero of all time!!!! chaz



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  • jamesgotpoormanjamesgotpoorman Posts: 1,682
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  • usmc1986usmc1986 Posts: 444
    Here are a few of my fav's:

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    My other fav's are the '57 Topps Koufax, Brooks Robinson RC and Pee Wee Reese, but I don't have an image of these.

    Dan
    "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scene, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines!" - Marine Corps Hymn
  • TheThrillTheThrill Posts: 130
    I love the 84 Donruss Mattingly, 83 Topps Boggs, Gwynn, Sandberg.

    The 84 Donruss is just so cool looking. It was a premium card back in the days before 89 Upper Deck.

    1983 Topps is great with the little windows in the corner.

    1956 Mantle, Snider are so cool too.
    Man I miss the 80's!!!
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    LOL at Mr.Mint. the million dollar douche!
  • SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    1964 Pete Rose


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    "Molon Labe"

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