1925 Gehrig Rookie Exhibits Card

pawpawdiv9 · #1 12-28-2016, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhino

Hey Guys, Just wanted to know what you think of the 1925 Exhibit Gehrig rookie? Do you think it is time to sell? I have one PSA 5 and with the recent auction showing 30K plus, may be good time. Any recommendation would be appreciated. Thanks Rhino

Hello new poster,
Yes, its a good time. There is a PSA 3 currently in auction and its at 44k, with 17 days left.
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Indeed, this rather scarce Gehrig gem virtually seemed to "slip through the cracks" until it finally made some extremely loud noise when an SGC 30/2 example fetched approximately $36K in an auction earlier this year. It now certainly appears that the Gehrig 1925 Exhibit rookie issue is ready to place its indelible mark on the hobby along with other inaugural issues, justifying why ##### is proud to present a superb PSA 3 example of this highly coveted keepsake. Atypical versus other star rookie cards, this inaugural Gehrig marvel is one of only 49 TOTAL specimens FOR ALL GRADES listed on the COMBINED PSA & SGC census reports; a truly sparse number compared to other high-end rookie cards. As an example, there are 32 PSA 8 1952 Topps Mantles that are now exceeding $500,000 in value, and one would expect that Lou Gehrig's rookie card in ANY GRADE should sell for at least "half" that amount considering there are only 17 additional examples for all grades versus the '52 Topps PSA 8 Mantle subject.

Rhino · #2 12-28-2016, 06:10 PM

Sorry for delay, just learning to navigate. So 45k now brings it to 60k conservatively. A psa5 in the 75k range...ish. Yes its far from the $$$ I paid in '94. Man, or do I sit on it a year and wait for one of these psycho spoiled new millennium generation investors to pay me ten ZILLION dollars.

Rhino · #3 12-28-2016, 06:12 PM

Oh, By the way. Thanks for the auction info.

Donscards · #4 12-28-2016, 07:31 PM

The PSA 3 Gehrig in Memory Lane auction is at 53K with the juice----there seems to be a lot of interest in the Gehrig the last few months---I think it is really shooting up---this auction should set the standard---I think all grades will be in high demand at next years National.

orly57 · #5 12-28-2016, 09:57 PM

I am surprised no one has mentioned that it is rumored the population report on this card may actually be inflated due to psa mistakenly slabbing the very similar 1926 Gehrig in a 1925 holder. The tint on the two cards are different and Gehrig's name is in a box on the '25, but the rumor is some 26s ended up in '25 holders.
I own a rough psa 1, but I am glad I got it before it started sky-rocketing.

glchen · #6 12-29-2016, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by orly57

I am surprised no one has mentioned that it is rumored the population report on this card may actually be inflated due to psa mistakenly slabbing the very similar 1926 Gehrig in a 1925 holder. The tint on the two cards are different and Gehrig's name is in a box on the '25, but the rumor is some 26s ended up in '25 holders.
I own a rough psa 1, but I am glad I got it before it started sky-rocketing.

This is not a rumor. I have definitely seen some 1926 Gehrig's in 1925 holders for both PSA and SGC. You have to be careful as they look exactly the same except for the color tints. The 1925 version should be gray while the 1926 one is light blue. The 1926 card is actually much rarer than the 1925 one, but of course the 1925 one is selling for much higher prices these days. The strange thing about the Memory Lane one currently at auction is that it looks greenish colored, not sure that's due to the lighting or what.

For example, the card on the left looks like a proper 1925 Exhibits, but the one on the right looks light bluish, so probably a 1926 Exhibits. Again, it's possible that the color tint looks different when seeing in person, but everyone should be very careful.

BeanTown · #7 12-29-2016, 08:13 PM

Great examples of two killer cards! So, I guess today's lesson is to buy the card and not the holder?

griffon512 · #8 12-29-2016, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by glchen

This is not a rumor. I have definitely seen some 1926 Gehrig's in 1925 holders for both PSA and SGC. You have to be careful as they look exactly the same except for the color tints. The 1925 version should be gray while the 1926 one is light blue. The 1926 card is actually much rarer than the 1925 one, but of course the 1925 one is selling for much higher prices these days. The strange thing about the Memory Lane one currently at auction is that it looks greenish colored, not sure that's due to the lighting or what.

For example, the card on the left looks like a proper 1925 Exhibits, but the one on the right looks light bluish, so probably a 1926 Exhibits. Again, it's possible that the color tint looks different when seeing in person, but everyone should be very careful.

why would the presumption be that there were many more 1925 exhibits manufactured than 1926 exhibits for those with the white box both years (like the gehrig)?

wouldn't it be more likely that the manufacturing runs in both years were much more equal than what the pop reports reflect -- hardly any 1926 exhibits? the feedback i've heard is that even experienced graders find it difficult to distinguish between a '25 and '26 exhibit (e.g., scott mt. joy cited this in previous posts on this subject), meaning the tint distinction you are referring to is ambiguous in many instances...so graders likely defaulted over time to calling almost all exhibits over this 2 year period 1925 exhibits either out of ignorance that a 2 year manufacturing run existed or they were following the pop distribution.

the upshot is for those who think they have a gehrig rookie because that's what the flip says, it's up in the air whether they have a first year or second year issue. you can draw your own conclusions for the impact on the value of the card depending on whether you believe the two years can be clearly distinguished.

Leon · #9 12-28-2016, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Donscards

The PSA 3 Gehrig in Memory Lane auction is at 53K with the juice----there seems to be a lot of interest in the Gehrig the last few months---I think it is really shooting up---this auction should set the standard---I think all grades will be in high demand at next years National.

I would be very careful about setting standard pricing on a sale or two. I think this card can be manipulated like the rest. I am not saying it is in the Goodwin auction but things have looked weird in auctions before. If I were in the market for buying one I would probably be cautious. I used to own a raw one that graded a 5 then bumped to a 6...many years back. Got it in a Mastro auction where they said it was NRMT. It wasn't but was still a great card.

BeanTown · #10 12-29-2016, 12:32 AM

When I was at the National, I saw this one in one of the Memory Lane showcases marked at 60k I believe. It was owned by an employee of Memory Lane I was told. Interesting that the Ebay listing has now got taken down which the asking price was 75k. Then a different one pops up in the Memory Lane auction with road rash on it and it received like 28 bids in the first couple of days. I bet the employee of Memory Lane is Very excited to see all that action on the lesser grade 25 Gehrig.

BeanTown · #11 12-29-2016, 12:34 AM

Current Memory Lane 25 Gehrig

botn · #12 12-29-2016, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BeanTown

When I was at the National, I saw this one in one of the Memory Lane showcases marked at 60k I believe. It was owned by an employee of Memory Lane I was told. Interesting that the Ebay listing has now got taken down which the asking price was 75k. Then a different one pops up in the Memory Lane auction with road rash on it and it received like 28 bids in the first couple of days. I bet the employee of Memory Lane is Very excited to see all that action on the lesser grade 25 Gehrig.

Huh? The ebay listing for the 4MK happens to have been my listing which I ended on 12/27. Nothing too interesting about my listing ending other than my decision to no longer offer the card for sale. Memory Lane's auction opened on 12/23 so their Gehrig did not just pop up after my ebay listing was ended.

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