November 14, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2019
Presented is one of the true card classics from the fabled career of Ty Cobb, arguably the greatest player in the game for the first two decades of the 20th Century. The card is Cobb’s 1914 Cracker Jack, No. 30, and offered here in a PSA 2 holder. With the vivid red background neatly showcasing Cobb’s iconic batting pose with hands separated, the card is stunning in its presentation and boasts sharp corners seemingly better than the PSA 2 grade might dictate. As advanced collectors are aware, finding high-grade Cracker Jacks from 1914 is more difficult than in the second year because 1914’s were only offered in Cracker Jack packages and not made available to collectors via the mail as was the case the next year. The card front is simply spectacular, and a wonderful example of one of the true must-have issues from the 12-time batting champion and member of the initial class of Hall of Famers. The card possesses outstanding color, an extremely bold red background, light, even wear to the four corners, and superb centering and is modestly graded PSA 4.
1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb No. 30 PSA 4
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