T206 Broadleaf 460 find !!

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Posted By: David Seaborn

Well,

I've finally had good luck roll my way. I acquired some T206's with paper attached to the back. For many of the cards the paper attached to the back flakes right off quite easily. One of the cards was a Broadleaf. As I flaked away the paper I was shocked when I saw the 460. Just thought I'd share it with the board...

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Posted By: barrysloate

That was lot 254 in the Hunt auction. I was looking at that picture and wondering if it was a 460. But from the picture you couldn't tell if the card had paper attached or if the back was missing. That's the advantage of viewing in person.

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

Way to go!

Show us the front too, so we can update our checklists of known B-Leaf 460's!

Thanks!

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Posted By: David Seaborn

Gabby Street (fielding) is on the front...

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

While your luck is at a high point,,,

maybe you can peel the paper off the FRONT of the card and see if Ty Cobb or Honus Wagner is hiding under Gabby!!!

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Posted By: David Seaborn

Thanks Hal but I don't think I'll push it. When I saw that 460 I felt like a little kid again. I only wish something like this happened more often instead of once every couple years!

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

I haven't a "wax pack" in about 20 years...

but I know the feeling and would love to experience that "great find" again!

Maybe I should buy some of those old GAI slabbed wax packs and try my luck.

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Posted By: David Seaborn

BTW- Here's an Uzit from the same grouping if anybody cares. It had less paper attached and it had actual paper loss on the back (unlike the Broadleaf), but still cleaned up nicely.

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Posted By: dan mckee

Dave nice score! I saw that lot! What did it go for? dan

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

$550 for the whole lot!

What a steal!!

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Posted By: dan mckee

A true steal! I love it!

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Posted By: David Seaborn

Hey Dan, good to hear from you...were you up there?

I did get the group for a good price, but the bargains were few and far in between there. I really had to hunt and get lucky (Broadleaf 460) to get anything for a good price.

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Posted By: Art M.

Nice pick up!
I had contacted the Hunt auctions last week and was told the Broad Leaf card was Street, catching. I knew then it was a BL460 back but from the picture it looked like paper "loss" on the back, not paper attached!
The Uzit player is Wiltse and the lot also included 2 Hindu cards.

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Posted By: David Seaborn

Art,

All true, except there were seven Hindus.

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

any Reds , if not ,who were the Brown players ....please ?

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Posted By: David Seaborn

Dan,

The Hindus were all brown (that would have been too lucky). They are Ames (throwing), Ames (portrait), Bergen (batting), Coles, Revelle, and two Overall portraits.