I think it's status derives from the kids who originally collected the set back in 1953. Many of them became influential in the hobby and emphasized the significance of certain cards that had been their favorites. I, myself, can recall briefly glimpsing the Reese card in another youngster's stack in that year, and it definitely left an impression on my fevered 8-year-old brain. Mostly, because it is the only true action shot in the set, as pointed out above, and things like that tend to excite kids for inexplicable reasons.
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