What are the iconic cards you must have in your collection?

RonBurgundy

As I re-orgnanize my collection, I'm developing a list of big time cards that I currently don't have in my collection. Some of these I have (and do not like them enough to keep them), others I've never had.

My list is below. It's a wish list, of course, but I think I can get most of these.

I want to see your lists. Let's see what you'd like to get and make this a really good thread.


Burgundy's list:

Stars: (sort of in priority order)

Aaron: 58, 66, 61, 59, 55, 56, 60, 68, 69, 70-74, 76.

Clemente: 58, 66, 67, 63, 56, 60, 70, 71, 72.

Mantle: 52 Topps, 53 Topps, 51 Bowman, 53 Bowman, 57 # 407, 62, 63, 59, 56, 69, 65, 66, 67, 69, 64, 61, 52 Bowman, 54 Bowman, 55 Bowman. ( I am VERY picky abt Mantles)

Mays: 52 Topps, 53 Topps, 51 Bowman, 58, 66, 52 Bowman, 54, 55, 64, 54 Bowman, 55 Bowman, 59, 60, 61, 68, 70-72.

Koufax: 57, 55, 58, 62, 56, 64, 61.

Others (in order by year): 51 Bowman T. Williams, 52 Topps Mathews, J Robinson, 54 Topps Williams (both 1 and 250), 54 Topps Banks RC, 57 Frank Robinson RC, 57 Dodgers Sluggers, 59 Gibson RC, 60 Yaz RC, 65 Rose, 67 B Robinson, 67 Seaver RC, 68 Ryan RC, 69 Ryan, 69 Reggie RC.

MBMiller25

RB, Great thread, I am sure everyone's definition of iconic cards differs, but here are the cards I am looking to add that I consider iconic in nature: I am going to preclude any Clemente or Musial cards as I am building or have built there Basic sets already.

I currently own:

1948 Bowman Musial RC
1951 Bowman Mantle RC
1955 Topps Clemente RC

That I want to own:

T-206 Ty Cobb
T-206 Christy Mathewson
T-206 Walter Johnson
T-206 Cy Young

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth

1939 Play Ball Ted Williams

1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson
1948 Leaf Warren Spahn

1951 Topps Willie Mays

1954 Topps Hank Aaron

1953 Topps Mickey Mantle
1956 Topps Mickey Mantle

Like to own in PSA 8.5 or higher:

1967 Topps Tom Seaver
1968 Topps Nolan Ryan

Edit to add: I forgot Hank Aaron

itzagoner

in all my years of collecting, i've never gone in hot pursuit of a Gretzky rookie, but someday i'd like to own a nice NM-MT OPC & Topps example.....rarely have i had the pleasure of even flipping one, i think the best one i've temporarily owned is a Topps PSA 6.

still missing from my faves, just off the top of my head: Hi-Grade, sharp, centered, glossy, blah blah....Drysdale RC, Billy Williams RC, Ryan RC, Ditka RC, Walton RC, Gervin RC, and a Stephen Strasburg 1/1 auto insert.

wait. no. scratch that.......just the dudes already enshrined in a sports museum are fine.

also gradually building player collections on Yaz, Banks, Clemente, Killebrew, F. Robi, and just about any other super-nice vintage Dodgers cards, no specific list, just know it when i see it.

jivan

1988 fleer gregg jeffries in a 8 or better

ahkmedbinladen

1969 Rich Nye and Preston Gomez

shagrotn77

In terms of post-war iconic cards, here's my choices:

Baseball:
1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle
1954 Topps Hank Aaron
1968 Topps Nolan Ryan

Football:
1957 Topps Johnny Unitas
1958 Topps Jim Brown
1976 Topps Walter Payton

Basketball:
1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain
1969 Topps Lew Alcindor
1986 Fleer Michael Jordan

Hockey:
1951 Parkhurst Gordie Howe
1966 Topps Bobby Orr
1979 OPC Wayne Gretzky

taka

For my collection the list is short:

1972 Topps Julius Erving PSA9

Mickey71

Great post Ron. There are a few that have been difficult for me to get because I am so picky.===I'm only going with reasonable cards.

PSA 7 + 1954 Bowman Mantle
PSA 8 1959 Mays
PSA 7 1959 Mantle---do these ever look good
PSA 8 1962 Mantle
PSA 8 1954 Bowman Mays
PSA 8 1963 Mays
GEM MINT 1975 Aaron to submit raw

I'm also looking for the ultimate 64 and 66 Mantle's in PSA 8 holders. I have many 8's; but that near 9 has eluded me. I'm also always looking for 55 Bowman Mantle's---love that card.

Mickey71

RonBurgundy

To add pre-war to my list:

Goudey Ruths
Goudey Gehrigs
Play Ball Teddy's and Joe D's.
Some Cracker Jack Fun Stuff

VitoCo1972

Good question but I think many are mistaking this for what are the most iconic cards, period. Here are mine. I think they're iconic and they're cards I'd like to compile someday:

any one of the 1933 Goudey Ruth cards
1939 Play Ball Ted Williams
1948 Bowman Stan Musial
1951 Parkhurst Rocket Richard
1955 Topps Sandy Koufax
1957 Topps Johnny Unitas
1957-58 Topps Bill Russell
1964 Pete Rose - not the rookie. I always think the 64 is iconic.
1965 Topps Joe Namath - say what you want about him, the card is iconic
1967 Topps Carl Yastrzemski
1970-71 Topps Pete Maravich
1980-81 Bird/Erving/Magic (HAVE)
1986 Topps Roger Clemens (HAVE) - the card that got me into collecting. Not the rookie.
1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr (HAVE)

itzagoner

Main Entry: icon
Variant(s): also ikon ˈî-ˌkän
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek eikôn, from eikenai to resemble
Date: 1572
1 : a usually pictorial representation : image
2 [Late Greek eikôn, from Greek] : a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
3 : an object of uncritical devotion : idol
4 : emblem, symbol <the house became an icon of 1960's residential architecture — Paul Goldberger>
5 a : a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning b : a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that usually suggests the type of object represented or the purpose of an available function

— icon·ic î-ˈkä-nik adjective

— icon·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lç adverb

Treetop

<< <i>1969 Rich Nye and Preston Gomez >>



PSA 7's?

Bosox1976

I've been thinking about a nice Bobby Orr rc and am warming up to some of the tobacco, caramel, and cracker jack cards. Maybe an Oscar Robinson rc too.

SidePocket

Two that I'd really like to get:

59 Bob Gibson
58 Maris

lanemyer85

1909 T206 Frank Chance
1909 T206 Johnny Evers
1909 T206 Joe Tinker
1909 T206 Mordecai 'Three-Digit' Brown
1909 Colgan's Chips Stan Coveleski
1912 Hassan T202 Triple Folder Chance/Evers/Tinker
1939 Playball Ted Williams
1939 Playball Joe DiMaggio
1948 Bowman Stan Musial
1954 Topps Ernie Banks PSA 8
1983 Topps Sandberg PSA 10
1976 Topps Walter Payton PSA 9
1986-87 Fleer Miguel Jordan PSA 9
1958-59 Topps Bobby Hull
1960-61 Topps Stosh Mikita
1969-70 OPC Tony O
1981-82 OPC Denis Savard PSA 9
1984-85 OPC Chelios PSA 9
1992-93 UD Alexander Karpovtsev PSA 1 (evidence of hollow point wound)

Karpovtsev

BigDaddyBowman

Here are some football icons...

Brick

After I meet my present goals I would love to get an Aaron and Banks 54 Topps.

Stone193

Tho I haven't added a T3 to my set in some time - the one that will set me back will be the Cobb. I would like a nice 3 or 4.

There's a couple of board games I would like also.

And - unfortunately - I'm still looking for one piece of sheet music also.

Sorry if I strayed from the cards - as such - topic.

thedutymon

Evening,
As of Press time neither one of these existed, but the cards would be 1962 Topps Mars Attacks #1 PSA MINT 9 (Estimate cost will be $25-50K) or #55 Checklist PSA MINT 9 (Estimate Cost $75-100K), or the first and only GEM MINT 10 for any common from this set (Estimate Cost $50K).

YeeHah

Neil

MDCards

~PSA 6/7: '50 Bowman Reese, '54 Bowman Ford, and '71 Munson. Sets: 53B (baseball), 63 Topps, and '75 mini's.

captainthreeputt

Iconics I have/ Iconics I want (That I could afford someday):

t206 Cobb / .................................. 1914 Cracker Jack Cobb
1911 Vezina / ............................... 1933 Goudey Ruth
1932 Caramel Bobby Jones / ... 1935 Chicle Nagurski
1933 Goudey Gehrig / ................ 1948 Satchell Paige
1948 Bowman Mikan / ................ 1952 Topps Mantle
1951 Bowman Mays/ ................ 1954 Wilson Franks Williams
1954 Aaron / .............................. 1951 Parkurst Howe
1955 Clemente / .......................... 1966 Bobby Orr
1955 Koufax/ .............................. 1968 3-D Clemente
1958 Bobby Hull/
1957 Bill Russell/
1961 Chamberlain /

BPorter26

They cards I would like to get are:

All the Black Sox (Joe Jackson being the toughest)
Ty Cobb T-206 (Holding the Bat)

1933 Goudey Arky Vaughan
1933 Goudey Pie Traynor