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To find an unopened pack is pretty rare. Leon is right, Alan Rosen had a pack that was found in the mid-1990s that was unopened. It was opened at a show and had a rare card inside(Alcott-Mansfields). The card was heavily tobacco stained on the back, but SGC unexplainably gave it an SGC96 grade, I believe. The pack contained an N173 redemption list and an Goodwin & Co coupon, in addition to the card.
Opened Old Judge packs are not that scarce. The slabbed one that Joe has posted a picture of was an opened pack. |
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SGC POP report shows a 98! with the next highest being a 60.
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It was a 98 and sold for close to $10,000 I believe, at least that was the asking price. I have a nice Mansfield card, would probably grade close to a 60, if not a grade higher, but I have no plans of grading it. The white marks on the scans aren't on the card, except the the one on the right border(middle) and the back is clean.
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Here is a better image of the pack I posted (easier to see "EMPTY").
I'm not aware of any remaining unopened OJ packs that may contain a baseball card (1886-1890).
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I don't have a scan of the back of the card but I don't recall it being heavily stained. Moderately might be a better word. The corners were pretty sharp. It sold in August of 2002 for $6910. I don't have a record of any sales after that. All things considered, a pretty rare card in that grade. ![]() |
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If I remember correctly that card has one small circular type stain on the back. I don't think you can get a more clear image on a card. It is gorgeous, thanks for posting it MW....
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The whole back of the card was brown from sitting close to cigarettes for over 100 years. I am very familiar with the card.
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Thanks Jay...I must have been thinking about a different card.
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The designation on that flip has always bothered me. Every N172 was taken from a pack. Seems superfluous.
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That having been said, I don't think that makes said card any more valuable. It's just an interesting footnote. |
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