What's your "BEST" card?

[quinnsryche]

I don't know if best is the right term, but my gist is: what 1 (one only please!) card in your collection would you NEVER (unless unforseen circumstances arose) get rid of? Not necessarily the most expensive or rarest, but your personal favorite (and give a reason or story if interested). Please provide a scan so we can all enjoy! Mine's not in yet, I'll add it when it gets here.

[Leon]

As a type card collector I can't imagine a more important card to me...

[Robextend]

My favorite player to collect, and my most beloved card of him. The only way I would ever part with this, is to get another one in better shape; however, I think this one is very presentable.

[quinnsryche]

Leon, nice card but, PLEASE excuse my ignorance, why? I am sure there is a great reason and I would love to hear an explanation and learn more.
Thanks!

[baseballfan]

i haven't bought mine yet but it will be a t206 cobb when i can get one, soon i hope.

everything else can go

[Leon]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Leon, nice card but, PLEASE excuse my ignorance, why? I am sure there is a great reason and I would love to hear an explanation and learn more.
Thanks!

The T231 card shown is arguably the rarest ACC cataloged card in the hobby. Besides this one, and a Xerox of another.....and one other that is not 100% confirmed (but I believe probably exists) there are no others known. So, as a type collector, it is the holy grail for me. Had Burdick not put it in the ACC it would just be another dull looking card. Hope this helps....and btw, besides the one person that says he has one, I know of no one that has seen another physical T231. regards

[tennisguy]

Leon,

That Baker T231 is an amazing card! I would never tire of looking at it!

-Ryan

[AK11]

It would be this because for a T206 Keeler Portrait, especially Piedmont back, this is a high grade example. Beautiful color and nice white borders. The only thing that would budge this out of my collection is a equivalent graded Nap Lajoie Portrait, but that won't happen for awhile until one pops up and I have the necessary funds to grab it. This is a T206 keeper

[Matthew H]

Leon, being the only copy, it's amazing it survived with all that eye appeal. Is there not one in Burdick's collection?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

Leon, being the only copy, it's amazing it survived with all that eye appeal. Is there not one in Burdick's collection?

Even though Burdick cataloged them I don't think (but am not positive) there is one in that collection. We have to remember too that Burdick really wasn't into sports cards any more than other cards. If you look at the ACC, most/much of it is not-sports cards. regards

[alanu]

Not vintage, but my "best":

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[David R]

I've posted these before but my "best card" is actually three t206 printers scrap cards that were next to each other on the sheet and fit together to show the overprinted post card advertisement for a laxative product. Here's a scan of the fronts and backs lined up.

[M's_Fan]

Don't have a best card, but I have some favorites!

[jdubbs10]

My best

[smtjoy]

This would be mine, it was given to me by my parents on my birthday in 1982, it is my favorite vintage card and opened my world to vintage cards!

[Theoldprofessor]

Obviously not the Best of Show, but my first T206. In his day, Germany Schaffer was quite a player. The first to think of "stealing" first, for example. From second, of course, to distract the pitcher and allow a runner on third to score.

Someday my son, with whom I've collected this and all the others, will get it. And he won't sell it either.

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[MBMiller25]

I'm not a Preward collector, but this is my best card! Never thought I would own one of these.

[ChiefBenderForever]

After a week long battle of going back and forth trying to find a middle ground I was able to reach an aggreement and am so happy I got this card !! It was tough because no previous sales were there to compare to and when I hit the ' I have to have this card' mode there was no turning back and in the end everything worked out and I couldn't be happier !! Thanks Jim B !!

[E93]

Johnny,
That is a spectacular card in the right collection. Congrats on it.
JimB

[Nap Rucker - The Southpaw]

Thats a hard question to ask. I guess if the house was burning and I could only grab one card it would be the T202 Tinkers-Evers-Chance.......sorry Sandy and Roberto!

[quinnsryche]

It finally arrived and I don't see it going anywhere.