Lou Gehrig Cards, Opinion Needed

[fkw]

all these in lower to mid grade should be had for close to $300 if not less

W517
W517-2 (scarce)
W553 (scarce)
W560
W565

R315, R316 and the late 1920s Exhibits are nice too, but they are larger than a R319

[quinnsryche]

Thanks for all the great ideas. One last question, other than ebay or the auction houses, where can I find these type issues and trust they are not fakes or reprints, since I probably wouldn't know one if I saw one?
Thanks again!

[fkw]

W517 and W560 are heavily reprinted.

W517-2 is found either cut from a 4-in-1 postcard, or from a vertical strip, but if cut close to the image its tough to tell the difference.

If you look at the back card stock color on the W517 its easy to tell the difference from the reprints (the reprints also originally say "W517" in bottom corner but this is either scuffed off or cut off)

On the W560 the image clarity (contrast) is the key on the reprints. The only reprints Ive seen on the W560s are a single color kind (red or black). The scarcer 2 color kind (red and black) hasnt been reprinted.

google images is the best way to compare them.

[glchen]

I like some of the Gehrig postcards. If you're patient, you should be able to find one in lower grade for less than $300.

[quinnsryche]

Well, after some searching, I have decided to narrow it down to:
R315
R316
Exhibits (1926, 27 or 28)
Thanks for all the help and I will now post on the BST for one of these.
Thanks again!
Tony

[Matt]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Well, after some searching, I have decided to narrow it down to:...
Exhibits (1926, 27 or 28)

Last I checked, I don't think those exhibits can be had for under $300, but it's been a while since I looked.

[fkw]

This is what you might find in the $300 range... Its long gone now, but I believe thats roughly what I sold it for if not slightly less...