The holy Grail of your collection

[yanksfan09]

Wow, this thread is awesome eye candy! The last few posts are some real killer cards. Basically congrats to everyone in this thread because you have something awesome!

I have been extremely lucky to find each of my top 3 most wanted holy grails that I needed towards sets, and 2 of them are almost impossible... Wasn't sure if Id ever find either of the D381's and they popped up in back to back years on me....

This year I secured the Joe Jackson Cracker Jack which I've been dying to own since I was a little kid.

Next on my list are the last 6 D381's I need and my lifetime pipe-dream card can be found in Matt's last post! A Ruth RC!

Honorable mention to my avatar card (D381 Matty, probably my most sentimental favorite card!) as well as all my D381's, they're all grails for me!

[auggiedoggy]

So far its the 1911 C55 card of Georges Vezina. Now that I have that card and my baseball collecting is mostly limited to C46s, I would say a high quality graded McGinnity, Gandil and/or Kelley. I do currently own a nice PSA 5 McGinnity thanks to a successful deal with a member here of this forum. The prices on eBay however for just high quality commons are insane so I won't be acquiring these in the foreseeable future. That is, barring a brain aneurism that would make me actually pay out these crazy asking prices.

[pcoz]

Can't choose just one!

[Mikehealer]

Very nice Pete

[Runscott]

Pete, I know those are all Babe Ruth, but I wonder how SGC determined that to be the case - I know that they don't have anyone there who can recognize faces.

Any ideas?

[Leon]

More great stuff guys. And I am privy to some of the collectors collections on this board...and almost none really show their wares (which is ok) but there are some really nice cards in our collections. Here is a fairly recent pickup, shown a few times...but for some reason I probably go back to my website to look at it more than almost any other card. I don't know why..

[Runscott]

Here's my favorite piece:

[pcoz]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Pete, I know those are all Babe Ruth, but I wonder how SGC determined that to be the case - I know that they don't have anyone there who can recognize faces.

Any ideas?

Scott, I'm not sure their process in identifying players. I know I supplied SGC with info of a player on a Real Photo PC that led them in their research in authenticating a piece I had. But, not sure of who's in charge of the identifying. It's probably collaborative between the collector and third party grading service.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by pcoz

Scott, I'm not sure their process in identifying players. I know I supplied SGC with info of a player on a Real Photo PC that led them in their research in authenticating a piece I had. But, not sure of who's in charge of the identifying. It's probably collaborative between the collector and third party grading service.

Just wondering because with my 1909 KC Red Sox postcard, I had to supply all of the research and legwork - all they did was operate the machinery to print and slab. Sounds like that's what you had to do as well, so at least they are consistent. Thanks.

[CaramelMan]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Pete, I know those are all Babe Ruth, but I wonder how SGC determined that to be the case - I know that they don't have anyone there who can recognize faces.

Any ideas?

isn't Ruth LITERALLY the most recognizable face IN THE WORLD?

I think I read that once...most unique face also....

[Sean]

Originally Posted by CaramelMan

isn't Ruth LITERALLY the most recognizable face IN THE WORLD?

I think I read that once...most unique face also....

And I believe that the least unique face is Winston Churchill. Almost every caucasian baby looks like him for the 1st six months.

Sorry, I know that's a bad joke. To get us back on topic I'll post my Holy Grail.
I began looking in 2002. I was the underbidder three times and missed out on a 4th one as well before I got this one in 2006. And it's the best card I'll ever own: