If you have 20k in cash and want to invest in one post-war card...

[maniac_73]

Originally Posted by skelly423

Which war?

If you're talking WWI, that rules out the t206. The obvious answer is the 1933 Goudey yellow Ruth in as nice a grade as you can find.

If you're talking WWII, I'm not sure $20k will get you an unaltered 1952 Mantle. Assuming that's off the table I'd go with the 1951 Bowman Mays, the 1952 Topps Robinson, or the 1954 Aaron. I don't think there's a clear winner (or loser) among those 3.

I'll throw a curveball here and include the 2011 Topps Update Trout. You could probably snag a nice cognac/diamond parallel. Technically it is post-war...

So much risk in Trout's. He gets injured or experiences a late career like Pujols that cards takes a nosedive

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Originally Posted by maniac_73

So much risk in Trout's. He gets injured or experiences a late career like Pujols that cards takes a nosedive

The 2001 Bowman still sells for a pretty penny.

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