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Re: 1923 VAM Die Break in Hair Help
Rob, nice find!!!! It's a VAM 1B for sure. a DB0-2A to be exact. Here are the 7 x-hairs again for this year... VAM 1B (DB0-2a) this one is like a wave.... VAM 1B (DBO-2b) same place but straight, harder to find actually. VAM 1W Up and to the left of the 1B, straight. 1AA Small die break in lower right hair (i have a post… -
Re: Tell us about your first budget-busting coin...
In 1972 I purchased from Bowers and Ruddy (Rare Coin Review) for $395 a now graded PCGS AU55 1849 Massachusetts and California Co $5 Territorial Copper Pattern - Kagin 2B. I still have the coin, original invoice, the Rare Coin Review in Mint Condition, along with a B & R Certificate of Authenticity and Obv and Rev black… -
Re: Who are the "closest call" non-HOFers you can think of?
I second DAVE PARKER. BA: .290 HR: 339 RBI: 1493 (#47 all-time) Hits: 2712 (#55 all-time) 2B: 526 (#32 all-time) Tot Bases: 4405 (#43 all-time) - NL MVP 1978 (2nd in voting 1985, 3rd in voting 1975, 1977) - 7-time All-Star (game MVP 1979) - 3-time Gold Glove winner (OF) Parker was a cocaine user. But, if the Hall applied… -
Re: Name your "dream" Box of 20
If I can bend the rules to a box of 21, it would be 4 complete year sets, I am two coins away! half dollars: 1794 - would prefer Robert Hilt's unique O.109 small head in silver (unaccounted for) 1795 my 3 leaves 1795/1795 1801 1802 1803 small 3 1805/4 O.103a 1806/5 O.104b 1807 half eagles: 1807 1808/7 LDS 1809/8 1810 large… -
Re: FUTURE HOFERS BY THE YEAR
You forgot Player X (1986) who has 500+ HRs and 3000+ hits. Ah yes, the infamous Rafael Palmeiro. I think the REAL question is whether Raffy gets 5% of the vote the first time around to stay on the ballot. I would not be surprised if he did not (receive the 5%). Think about that. 1663 Runs, 3020 Hits, 585 2B, 569 HR, 1835… -
Re: The OFFICIAL 2009 Topps Heritage Thread
<< <i>CHECKED the dictionary: pathetic - dictionary results pa⋅thet⋅ic /pəˈèɛtɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [puh-thet-ik] JB Jay Bruce $30.00 $60.00 >> That would be the only card I would think could actually have some value. And that is only if he is as good as they say and he can continue on what was a very good rookie… -
Re: Breaking: Trammell and Morris in HOF
This sorta took me by surprise TBH. Morris isn't all that surprising (he did pretty well in the BBWA voting but that eyesore of a 3.90 ERA was really killing him)...I don't recall either Alan or Lou Whitaker (they were sort of seen as a big Dynamic 2B/SS Duo getting hardly any votes at all from the BBWA so for Alan to get… -
Re: My proof 1804 dollar
Don't get me wrong, this is a wonderful coin. It is Obv. C, reverse is either 2A (most likely) or 2B depending on if the inverted K is incuse or not, my guess is ESC 154. But... << <i>The highest graded example of this coin by PCGS qualifies as the finest known, without any question. >> Is so wrong I don't even know where… -
Re: Create the best baseball team of the last 50 years......
C: Jeff Clement 1B: Willie McCovey 2B Joe Morgan SS: Tony Womack 3B: Don Mattingly (he played 3 games at third, so I'm counting him! ) RF: Tony Gwynn LF: Barry Bonds CF: Ken Griffey Jr. DH: Jim Thome Batting Order: 1. Tony Gwynn 2. Don Mattingly 3. Ken Griffey Jr. 4. Barry Bonds 5. Willie McCovey 6. Joe Morgan 7. Jim… -
Re: Players with the most season MVP awards
I think Williams was a lot closer to Mantle in 1957 in a MVP "way", Mantle was certainly the better all-around player, but hitting .388 and slugging .731 are pretty impressive. Ted had exactly one hitter on his team, Jackie Jensen, with an OPS+ over 100. Mantle had four, so Ted was "more valuable". I could certainly see…
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