What is your mega-card aka your collection centerpiece?

[Joshwesley]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

Tom C

Seriously??:



Incredible

[68Hawk]

These are a few that are important to me.....

After owning a half dozen types of Matty's, I decided the only one that fit my eye was the 1910 W-UNC. Took 3 years to locate an example I could purchase.



I generally don't like cards that look beaten, can't tell you exactly why this 14' Cracker Jack Big Train works for me - it just does. I love the wear....



This Ruth is easily my favourite image of his.



Always wanted something really early that spoke of baseball's beginnings.



And the card that started my vintage interest.

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by Joshwesley

Seriously??:



Incredible

For such a ferocious man it looks like Cobb had limp handshake.

[D. Broughman]

My wife bought this Cobb for me and I lost her 2 years ago. It will always be special to me. She shared my passion for collecting. What a special lady she was.

[shernan30]

Originally Posted by D. Broughman

My wife bought this Cobb for me and I lost her 2 years ago. It will always be special to me. She shared my passion for collecting. What a special lady she was.

What a great Cobb!! My wife and I both collect together. Some of our best times have been involving the hobby.

[Exhibitman]

Great stuff all!

Even in baseball I can't really make a choice because I don't have a marquee card. But prewar it would have to be one of these:

1920s Universal Surprise Box Ruth-Johnson-Sisler-Alexander:



Ty Cobb strip made with Exhibit PC art:



Exhibit and related strips of Jim Thorpe:

[MikeGarcia]

....not very clean nor bright but for some reason this Canadian 1936 World Wide Gum Hank is my thirties centerpiece ; what's weird is that this is possibly the smallest card I own ; my focus has always been "the big stuff" , from 1929 Kashin up to 1939 salutation exhibits and all the big-ass "R" cards in between.........but this little guy is the one that makes me smile...


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[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

....not very clean nor bright but for some reason this Canadian 1936 World Wide Gum Hank is my thirties centerpiece ; what's weird is that this is possibly the smallest card I own ; my focus has always been "the big stuff" , from 1929 Kashin up to 1939 salutation exhibits and all the big-ass "R" cards in between.........but this little guy is the one that makes me smile...


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Great, tough card of a truly great slugger, Mike. SABR's projections for him have him at 502 lifetime HR's, had he not missed 4 years to the war, and perhaps his lifetime BA could have been around .320 (instead of .313?) as well?

Thanks for showing it,

Larry

[GoBigRed]

Restarted collecting three years ago after a 40 year break. First tried Hot Prospects, changed to 60's HOFers, then to 50's HOFers, now only T206s. This Cobb is my favorite.