What are the top 10 marquee cards of the hobby?

Blackborder

I'm thinking baseball only.

The T206 Wagner and 52 Topps Mantle have to be number 1 and 2 in my opinion. What do you think 3 through 10 would be?

Mphilking

Well, if that guy can get a 52 Mantle for the 1986 STeve Nicely, that may rank in the top 15...

Downtown1974

I would say the 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie would be on that list.

thenavarro

T206 Ty Cobb with Ty Cobb brand back
T206 Honus Wagner
1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth
Turkey Red T3 Ty Cobb
Cracker Jack Ty Cobb
1909-11 E90-1 Joe Jackson
T206 Eddie Plank
T206 Magie Error card
1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle

That's my list, probably not the most valuable 10 cards, but some of them are, and in case you can't tell, I'm a little biased toward liking Ty Cobb. A lot of those cards are classics, pure and simple.

Mike

fkw

1887 N172 Cap Anson (in uniform)
1896 Just So Cy Young
1903 E107 Hans Wagner
1909 Cabanas Pete Hill
1909 T206 Joe Doyle (Natl)
1909 T206 Hans Wagner
1909 T206 Ed Plank
1910 T210-8 Joe Jackson
1914 Balt News Babe Ruth
1933 R328 Charles Lindstrom


Nope....
1952 T Mickey Mantle (way too common to be on this list)
1933 R319 Lajoie (is overrated)

BobbyVCP

Some good cards and here is mine...

1. T206 Wagner
2. T206 Cobb with Cobb Back
3. Baltimore News Ruth
4. N172 Anson in Uniform
5. Just So Tobacco Cy Young
6. 33 Goudey Lajoie
7. 52 Topps Mantle
8. E107 Wagner
9. 14 CJ Joe Jackson
10. E90-1 Joe Jackson

If the N172 & the Just So ever came up for auction you would see some huge dollars spent to acquire these cards.

VitoCo1972

1887 N172 Cap Anson
1909 T206 Honus Wagner
1909 T206 Ed Plank
1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson
1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth
1916 ZeeNut Jimmy Claxton
1933 Goudey Napolean Lajoie
1939 Play Ball - Ted Williams
1951 Bowman Willie Mays
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle

perkdog

Gotta throw the PSA 9 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski in there somewhere.

VitoCo1972

<< <i>Gotta throw the PSA 9 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski in there somewhere. >>



I think he said just baseball

But if you want to count all sports

1887 Cap Anson (Baseball)
1909 T206 Wagner (Baseball)
1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski (Football)
1948 Bowman George Mikan (Basketball)
1911 C55 Georges Vezina (Hockey)
1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth (Baseball)
1955 Topps AA Jim Thorpe (Football)
1933 Goudey Napolean Lajoie (Baseball)
1951 Bowman Willie Mays (Baseball)
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (Baseball)

perkdog

Vito you are correct- my bad for not reading the OP's request!

Buccaneer

fkw and BobbyVCP for the wins.

zep33

I think someone's forgetting the 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Woolly Mammoth hair cards

jamesryanbell

Here's my list:

1. 1909 T-206 Honus Wagner
2. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
3. 1909 T-206 Eddie Plank
4. 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie
5. 1914 Cracker Jack Shoeless Joe Jackson
6. 1938 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio (the one with the big head that's drawn...isn't that '38 Play Ball?)
7. 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth (all 4 versions)
8. 1909 T-206 Ty Cobb w/Cobb back
9. 1909 T-206 Sherry Magee Error (Magie variation)
10. 1939 Play Ball Ted Williams

billwaltonsbeard

Cant believe no one has mentioned 1988 Topps Matt Nokes! You guys are so clueless.

elsnorto

1888 N162 Goodwin Champions Beecher... oh you said baseball only?

Football hatters.



Snorto~

nightcrawler

1923 Corbeau, V145-1
1933 Oliver, V129
1966 Orr, US test
1910 Vezina C55 ITC
1951 Howe, Parkie
1966 Orr, Topps
1955 Plante, Quaker
1923 Morenz, V145-1
1958 Hull, Topps
1923 Cancey, V145-1

SS

1968 Nolan Ryan rookie should be in the top 5.

lsutigers1973

Interesting thread. Would be fun to do a separate thread or two for different time periods, maybe post-war only and modern.

sayheykid54

1914-5 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb. A classic card from a legendary set.

Stingray

1989 UD Griffey??

Morgoth

I think to be marquee a card has to be popular, not to put down truly rare cards but not alot of people in the hobby are clamoring for a 1933 R328 Charles Lindstrom or a 1909 Cabanas Pete Hill. There is a select group of hobbiest chasing those cards or even know about them.

To me it is about RCs of key players and cards that immediately are recognized on site.

1. T206 Honus Wagner
2. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
3. 1933 Goudey Ruth Red
4. Turkey Red Cobb
5. T206 Cobb Green Background
6. 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson
7. 1953 Topps Willie Mays
8. 1954 Topps Hank Aaron
9. 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente
10. 1968 Nolan Ryan

akuracy503

Blast from the past. Landscape has changed quite a bit over the years.
Fast forward 11 years and a nice boom in vintage.

What are your top 10 now?
Here is my baseball list in no particular order. But I had to split 10 for pre war and some for post war.
Just too many important cards.

Pre War:
1888 N162 Goodwin Champions - Cap Anson
1914 Cracker Jack - Joe Jackson
M101-5 Sporting news - Babe Ruth
T210 Old Mill - Joe Jackson
T206 - Honus Wagner
T206 - Eddie Plank
T206 - Sherry Magee (Magie error)
T206 - Ty Cobb (portrait)
1933 Goudey - Nap Lajoie
1933 Goudey - Babe Ruth (any)

Post War:
1948 Leaf - Jackie Robinson
1948 Leaf - Satchel Paige
1951 Bowman - Willie Mays
1951 Bowman - Mickey Mantle
1952 Topps - Mickey Mantle
1954 Topps - Hank Aaron
1955 Topps - Roberto Clemente
1968 Topps - Nolan Ryan/Jerry Koosman
1968 Topps 3-D - Roberto Clemente
I ran out of steam after 9...don't want to dilute the list if I don't have to.

lightningboy

Do the N172 Anson and Just So Tobacco Young, exist as a graded card from SGC? PSA doesnt show a single copy of either one in their pop report.

nam812

Blackborder was a good dude.

Stone193

As long as we're on iconic cards? Honus Wagner T206

I thought I'd dredge up something I found many years ago.

If you notice the envelope is dated April 17, 1958 - the letter is from Charles Bray.

Bray along with Lionel Carter, Jefferson Burdick e.g., were collector kings of the hobby way back when.

Based on this? I think we should "all" start wearing ties and suits when at the National.

Now, it's 1958 and we want to buy a T206 Wagner - how much should we pay?

What if I said 25 bucks?

You'd say. No way!

Well, way!!!

KendallCat

Suits and ties at the Natty - I like it. Mike you go first and we will all follow. “I guarantee it.” 😉

KC