Hardest prewar sets that have been completed

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by Leon

Has a W572 set been completed?

Not yet. Although one of our members, Patrick, has the most complete set out there missing just three cards I believe.

[the-illini]

M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn although one collector is very close.

[Joe_G.]

I'd like to nominate Jay's N370 (Lone Jack) set that he recently posted in the 19th century thread.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Joe_G.

I'd like to nominate Jay's N370 (Lone Jack) set that he recently posted in the 19th century thread.

There are lots of collectors who are close to completing some of these ultra-tough sets, but very few are 100% complete. As we collectors know, those last few cards to find in sets like these are brutally difficult.

I agree with Joe - Jay's N370 Lone Jack set and Jim's (RIP) N167 Old Judge set are incredible.

Sticking with 19th century, there is also a board member who has a complete N321 Hess California League Set of 40.

With caramel cards, there are also a couple of collectors who have complete base sets of E107s. Not sure if they all of the team variations, but I am pretty sure that they at least have one of each player.

In tobacco cards there are also complete sets of T208 Firesides, T211 Red Suns and T227 Series of Champions (HLC/Miners Extra) in advanced collections.

[darwinbulldog]

E107 has been completed I believe. That's gotta be up there.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

We auctioned 19/23 T227 Miner's extras and while two of them are brutally tough it's gotta be doable.

I personally have the 23/25 T220 (Boxing) Silver Borders and I actually know someone who has the James Corbett (one of three) and the Mike Donovan (one of one) and he's willing to sell them fairly reasonably, I'm just not in that rent district.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

We auctioned 19/23 T227 Miner's extras and while two of them are brutally tough it's gotta be doable.

Aren't all 24 cards available with the Miners Extra backs?

[Rhotchkiss]

T208 Firesides are tuff.

Has anyone ever completed an entire 1908 Rose Co. PC set?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

Aren't all 24 cards available with the Miners Extra backs?

Actually only 23 in ME back. Niether Brown nor Rogers (the two short prints) have been found in ME.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

We auctioned 19/23 T227 Miner's extras and while two of them are brutally tough it's gotta be doable.

I personally have the 23/25 T220 (Boxing) Silver Borders and I actually know someone who has the James Corbett (one of three) and the Mike Donovan (one of one) and he's willing to sell them fairly reasonably, I'm just not in that rent district.

Just noting that there are at least 4 Donovan's out there, I have scans of at least 3 of them and own 1 (the first that surfaced). Still hunting for Corbett to complete this one

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by G1911

Just noting that there are at least 4 Donovan's out there, I have scans of at least 3 of them and own 1 (the first that surfaced). Still hunting for Corbett to complete this one

The numbers have steadily, if slowly, increased. there are multiple of both now.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

We auctioned 19/23 T227 Miner's extras and while two of them are brutally tough it's gotta be doable.

I personally have the 23/25 T220 (Boxing) Silver Borders and I actually know someone who has the James Corbett (one of three) and the Mike Donovan (one of one) and he's willing to sell them fairly reasonably, I'm just not in that rent district.

T227 should be doable... must be a few complete out there. I have been searching for a Brown and Rodgers for years since buying a great lot from the Sotheby’s Halper auction. Anyone wants to help out, I am a buyer!!

[sb1]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

T227 should be doable... must be a few complete out there. I have been searching for a Brown and Rodgers for years since buying a great lot from the Sotheby’s Halper auction. Anyone wants to help out, I am a buyer!!

A good friend of mine has the complete T227 set, higher grade at that. Also at least one other person has completed it, probably more.

[SMPEP]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Not yet. Although one of our members, Patrick, has the most complete set out there missing just three cards I believe.

I believe it to be true that I have more W572s than anyone else has ever assembled - but I honestly don't know if I need 3 cards!

No picture of the Walt Barbare card has ever been seen. Does it exist? Bob Lemke said it did when he added it to the Standard Catalogue. When I asked him about it years later though, he admitted he didn't remember why he added it, and thought it was because someone sent him a faxed photo. Could a faxed photo fool him?

If Lemke was right and there are 121 different cards, and the cards were produced in strips of 10 cards, then does that mean there are 9 undiscovered cards waiting to be found? Recall Lemke only added Barbare in 2006.

My best guess (at the moment) is that I still need 2 cards - Wambganns which is known to exist (Hi Brian!) and Duncan (which I've never seen a photo of - but which was graded by SGC). I'm not sure what to think on the Walt Barbare card, but it wouldn't shock me if it was a misidentification by Lemke because 120 cards make more sense than 121 cards.

Cheers,
Patrick