How would you rank these top key Pre-War Cards?

[Sean]

1- 1914 CJ Mathewson: one of the top 20 cards of all time, high on the rarity scale as well.

2- 1914 CJ Jackson: Joe's cards are rare, and this is a great one.

3- e121 Ruth: great early card of the greatest and most collectible player ever. Affordable as well.

4- American Caramel Jackson: Ugly card, but it is Joe, and it is rare.

5- 1914 CJ Cobb: nice card, but there are plenty of other nice Cobbs as well.

[mrreality68]

Hi

Each person has his/her version of eye appeal

1. American Caramel Joe Jackson. Love the look and the rarity. Ideally get a PSA 2 or higher (lower grades more common and always for sale on ebay)
2. 1914 CJ Mathewson. A great combination of eye appeal and rarity. Getting them with the “stains” adds personality to it
3. 1921 e121 Ruth for the pose, the uniform, and the look. Ideally get an advertised back or branded(but still blank back) for rarity and greater value ie American Caramel or Kirsten Bread or Standard Bisquit)
4. 1914 CJ Joe Jackson eye appeal and rare
5 1914 CJ Cobb eye appeal not as rare

Thanks

Jeff

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Hi

Each person has his/her version of eye appeal

1. American Caramel Joe Jackson. Love the look and the rarity. Ideally get a PSA 2 or higher (lower grades more common and always for sale on ebay)
2. 1914 CJ Mathewson. A great combination of eye appeal and rarity. Getting them with the “stains” adds personality to it
3. 1921 e121 Ruth for the pose, the uniform, and the look. Ideally get an advertised back or branded(but still blank back) for rarity and greater value ie American Caramel or Kirsten Bread or Standard Bisquit)
4. 1914 CJ Joe Jackson eye appeal and rare
5 1914 CJ Cobb eye appeal not as rare

Thanks

Jeff

After the last 8 plus months. I would probably re-order my Choices

1921 e121 Ruth even though others with this pose like the demand for it and prices have truly went thru the roof for it
1914 CJ Mathewson #1 from the Appeal, rarity, and demand for it
1914 CJ Joe Jackson #2 Probably they most popular/ in demand Joe Jackson Card and Great Image
1909 American Caramel Joe Jackson
1914 CJ Ty Cobb

[rats60]

E90-1 Jackson
14 CJ Matty
E121 Ruth
14 CJ Jackson
14 CJ Cobb

[CobbSpikedMe]

14 CJ Jackson
14 CJ Matty
14 CJ Cobb
E121 Ruth
E90-1 Jackson

I like the CJs the best, the E121 Ruth just isn't one of my favorite Ruths and I like the CJ Jackson more than the E90-1 so that one falls to the end.

My list of five cards to rank would be different of course, but within these parameters I think this is my ranking.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

14 CJ Jackson
14 CJ Matty
14 CJ Cobb
E121 Ruth
E90-1 Jackson

I like the CJs the best, the E121 Ruth just isn't one of my favorite Ruths and I like the CJ Jackson more than the E90-1 so that one falls to the end.

My list of five cards to rank would be different of course, but within these parameters I think this is my ranking.

This is my list also..

[darwinbulldog]

I always assumed they changed the CJ design for Matty because the 1914 one was kind of ugly. Still, I care more about rarity so that would still be my top choice, but the Cobb and the Ruth (if we're talking about the pitching pose) are better looking.

[investinrookies]

Also interesting that most prefer at least a couple of the Cracker Jacks over an E121 Ruth.

[GasHouseGang]

Just to be contrary, I would rank them:

1921 E121 Babe Ruth
1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson
1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb
1914 Cracker Jack Christy Mathewson
1909 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson's nose always looked like he had a botched nose job on the E90-1. I've never liked it.

[Harford20]

For me, it is really only the Matty and the Ruth. The others fall in much farther down the list of interest/importance.

1914 Cracker Jack Christy Mathewson
1921 E121 Babe Ruth
......
1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson
1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb
1909 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson

[notfast]

E90-1 Jackson
CJ Matthewson
CJ Cobb
CJ Jackson
Ruth

[Rhotchkiss]

1914 CJ Matty - this is a top 10 card, period
1914 CJ Joe Jackson
E90-1 Joe Jackson
E121 Ruth (Great card, but not an “early” one and there are other variations of the same pose, including his 1917 card)
1914 CJ Cobb

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

1914 CJ Matty - this is a top 10 card, period
1914 CJ Joe Jackson
E90-1 Joe Jackson
E121 Ruth (Great card, but not an “early” one and there are other variations of the same pose, including his 1917 card)
1914 CJ Cobb

Great visual samples of these classic cards. Love all of them. And cannot go wrong with any of them. My goal is to get 1 of each but lower grades then the great ones Ryan has.
Thanks for sharing

[Kidnapped18]

Cant go wrong with any of them

1914 Cracker Jack Christy Mathewson
1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson
1909 E90-1 American Carmel Joe Jackson
1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb
1921 E121 Babe Ruth

[glynparson]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

1914 CJ Matty - this is a top 10 card, period
1914 CJ Joe Jackson
E90-1 Joe Jackson
E121 Ruth (Great card, but not an “early” one and there are other variations of the same pose, including his 1917 card)
1914 CJ Cobb

I think this order is probably mine.

CJ Mathewson
CJ Cobb
CJ Joe Jackson
E121 Ruth
E90-1 Jackson (probably deserves to be higher, I just never liked the look of it)