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06-11-2014, 10:46 PM
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while I'm a teen tiny fish in the '14 collector world, I've never crossed any over nor sent any in for grading. But I have cracked a few out (kept the flips - didn't report to PSA/SGC) which are in binders now, including Knabe, Oldring, Grover Cleveland, Speaker, Bresnahan, Strunk, Thomas, Crawford, Comiskey, Bush, Doyle, Rusell, Evans, Rariden, Laporte, and Reulbach. I have around 70 of the 144 cards (most of the less expensive commons) almost all in lower condition. About 1/2 my set is graded (purchased that way) mostly 3's which I'd be happy to downgrade to pick up some tougher cards, but I enjoy cracking them out on rainy days to put in binders.
I'm hoping the set goes down a little in price so I can buy some more - I've been dabbling the past few years but never gone in head first and certainly not doing that now haha edited to add - thanks Greg for your hard work in putting together the pop reports! Rob 
Last edited by tiger8mush; 06-12-2014 at 06:33 AM. Reason: thanks Greg 
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06-12-2014, 10:07 AM
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Rob, thanks for good post. But it still seems to sustain my view--that is, my guess--that there may be relatively few mid- or high-grade CJ 14s out there...
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06-12-2014, 04:04 PM
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I would be shocked if there was a plethora of raw 1914's that would grade out as 5's or 6's. The fragile nature of the cards would be one reason. The other is that the first 100 years of the existence of these cards have yielded the current pop report data. Yes the data is somewhat flawed due to crossovers, and there are also plenty of raw 1914 cards in the hands of collectors. However, I don't think many people would crack out a Psa 6 1914 CJ in an effort to stand on principle. So I doubt there are many awesome looking raw 1914's via that route. And to Greg's point about the likelihood, or lack thereof, of the existence of a surprisingly large number really nice 1914's out there...I reiterate the point: If they are out there, where are they?
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06-12-2014, 05:28 PM
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I guess this is the ultimate request--as we often see the titles of threads here--to "show 'em!" Would love to see someone post a clearly 5 or better raw CJ 14...
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06-12-2014, 07:20 PM
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Quote:
Last edited by rainier2004; 06-12-2014 at 07:20 PM.
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06-12-2014, 07:28 PM
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my best looking raws ... technically i don't think any are 5s though, prob not even 4s
p.s. Beautiful Zeider Steven! I think I remember seeing that for about 10 seconds on the 'bay
Last edited by tiger8mush; 06-12-2014 at 07:30 PM. Reason: Zeider
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06-12-2014, 07:42 PM
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Nice-looking 5s or 4s or whatever...proves their out there
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06-12-2014, 07:57 PM
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Yeah, that was from a so-called "estate find" that turned out to be a really cool lot. Still, the lot was bought in a very pedestrian from eBay. And the other cards from the lot graded 4 and under.
I think many of us, me included, cling to the romantic and optimistic idea that there are RAW sets of 1914's, and Ramly's, and other really cool pre-war sets, out there somewhere, in decent grade, in the hands of shadowy, Gedde-esque wealthy heirs that do not deign to dabble in the hobby as we know it, but rather in their own circles of collecting that no one here in these forums knows anything about. But I just don't think that is so.
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