True Population of the 1914 Mathewson

[jboosted92]

I've seen mixed amounts. Does anyone know the true population of Graded and Ungraded estimates?

thx!

[Mr. Mitt]

I think you're referring to the 1914 Cracker Jack Matty. I haven't bought, sold, or owned a card in many, many years (I gravitated toward vintage equipment about 20 years ago), but if I were to ever buy another card, it would be the 1914 horizontal Matty. I too would love to hear opinions about this card's population.

[ephus]

My guess if around 35 +/- 5. Tough to find in any condition. I was able to see the highest graded one at a national a couple years back SGC 86 and it was on a different level than any other 1914 CJ Mathewson I had ever seen.

Here's mine.

[E93]

The one you saw at the National was the only one that never saw the inside of a Cracker Jack box. It was part of a find of a set that originated in the factory. Others can probably fill in the details. It included an SGC 98 Jackson!
JimB

[rman444]

Originally Posted by ephus

I was able to see the highest graded one at a national a couple years back SGC 86 and it was on a different level than any other 1914 CJ Mathewson I had ever seen.

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as is mine, on a different level than any other I mean . . .

[dstudeba]

I would be shocked if there were only 40 Mattys. Not common, but they do come up for sale regularly.

[scgaynor]

Alot more than people think, this card was not really considered rare until a few years ago.

Scott

[paul]

Why would it be any rarer than any other 1914 Cracker Jack? I know this pose is not in the 1915 set. But if someone was looking specifically for a 1914 Collins or a 1914 Wagner, etc., wouldn't it be just as scarce as the 1914 Matty?

[Tcards-Please]

I think Joe Jackson's 1914 card may be a little more scarce than Matty. I don't know PSA's or Becketts population report, but according to SGC, there are fewer Jackson's than Matty.

r/
Frank

[Matt]

Originally Posted by paul

Why would it be any rarer than any other 1914 Cracker Jack? I know this pose is not in the 1915 set. But if someone was looking specifically for a 1914 Collins or a 1914 Wagner, etc., wouldn't it be just as scarce as the 1914 Matty?

Yes. It's just that due to the pose change, people attribute it more importance.

[fkw]

69,444 were made!

If the back of the card is correct, then there were roughly 69,000 Mathewson's printed in 1914.