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"$250,000.00 Error Card"?
To my fellow forum members,
As of this writing, I have been collecting cards for exactly two years and nine months. During my collective adventure, I have had the opportunity to meet some of the greatest individuals of which are CBC/CCW members, traverse card shops throughout North East Ohio, attended the "National Collectors Show", and had the opportunity to study collections far and wide. All this from just a short time, dabbling in the "Sports Card Industry" as a hobbyist.
I say short time as thereby are forum members that have been collecting for a half a century or more and have such valuable knowledge as to trends and as well as the vast majority of players to have their printed form on cardboard from the past to present. Sitting here, composing this communicae, I can only guess what treasures each collector of CCW has in of a form of a surprise for all of whom to digest and ponder with.
Today, I venture into this question; "To err or not to err". The question of "Error Cards". Here is my knowledge of which I feel I'm qualified to answer this question. As a current numismatist and a philatelic, I have had the opportunity to come across some of the most rare, unusual and error related currency from the past. Yes, stamps or Philatelic falls into the category of currency. Stamps are simply another form of currency, thanks to Benjamin Franklin, our very first Postmaster General in that you the owner of legal tender must request a transfer of sums into postage stamps or pre-paid postage in it's modern term in order to mail an item. Hence therefore my statement above, stamps are currency.
One of the most well recognized stamps would be the The Inverted Jenny (also known as an Upside Down Jenny or Jenny Invert) is a United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design appears upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately. Only one pane of 100 of the invert stamps was ever found, making this error one of the most prized in all philately. A single inverted Jenny was sold at a Robert A. Siegel auction in November 2007 for US $977,500.[1] In December 2007 a mint never hinged example was sold for $825,000. The broker of the sale said the buyer was a Wall Street executive who lost the auction the previous month.[2] A block of four inverted Jennys was sold at a Robert A. Siegel auction in October 2005 for US $2.7 million.[3] In the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown, prices fetched by Inverted Jennys have receded. Between January and September of 2014, five examples offered at auction sold for sums ranging from $126,000 through $575,100 hence my adjusted average of $250,000.00 for a never hinged, original gum, original condition, VF example.
How about the 1909s VDB Penny? No, not BVDs! Victor David Brenner (born Viktoras Baranauskas; June 12, 1871 – April 5, 1924) was a Litvak-American sculptor, engraver, and medalist known primarily as the designer of the United States Lincoln Cent. Brenner is probably best known for his enduring Lincoln coin design, the obverse of which is the longest-running design in United States Mint history. Brenner's design had been picked by 26th U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt, who had earlier posed for him in New York. Since arriving nineteen years earlier in the United States, Brenner had become one of the nation's premier medalists. Roosevelt had learned of Brenner's talents in a settlement house on New York City's Lower East Side and was immediately impressed with a bas-relief that Brenner had made of Lincoln, based on the early Civil War era photographer, Mathew Brady's photograph.
Roosevelt, who considered Lincoln the savior of the Union, the greatest Republican President and also considered himself Lincoln's political heir, ordered the new Lincoln penny to be based on Brenner's work and that it be produced to commemorate Lincoln's 100th birthday in 1909. The likeness of President Lincoln on the obverse of the coin is an adaptation of a plaque Brenner executed several years earlier and which had come to the attention of President Roosevelt in New York.[2]
Bronze bas-reliefs dated 1907 and signed by Brenner have been identified and some sold in auctions for as much as $3,900.[3]
Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard, whom Brenner counted among his friends, gave the sculptor an unpublished portrait of Lincoln which served Brenner as a basis for Lincoln's features. He also examined other portraits.[4]
When Brenner forwarded the model of the Lincoln cent to the Director of the Mint, the design bore his whole name, after the fashion of the signatures on the coinage of other countries, notably on the gold coins which Oscar Roty designed for France. The Director, however, decided to have the initials substituted for the name.[4]
Following the precedent of James B. Longacre, whose initials "JBL" (or simply "L") graced a number of U.S. coin designs for much of the latter half of the 19th century, Brenner placed his initials "VDB" at the bottom of the reverse between the wheat ear stalks.
Widespread criticism of the initials' prominence resulted in their removal midway through 1909, the design's first year of issue. In 1918, Brenner's initials returned as small letters below Lincoln's shoulder, where they remain today. (The incorporation of the designer's initials into a coin design is now commonplace in the U.S.)
1909 VDB penny on Mars, covered in Martian dust despite its vertical mounting position.
A 1909 VDB US cent was mounted on the calibration target on the Mars Curiosity Rover. This is a nod to the rover's geologic mission and the common practice by geologists including a coin in photographs to document the size of objects.[5]
Wow! All this from a penny! So much of Americana can beset a large portion of knowledge just from a simple stamp or to a plain old penny. By the way, a 1909s penny sold recently for $2,000.00. We now have quarters that boldly displays the fiftieth states of America, where's the fun in that? Here's another interesting fact in regards to sports cards. Skip Schumaker's card in the new 2012 Topps set that went on sale two years ago. Schumaker's card shows only the St. Louis utility player's lower leg. The rest of the card is devoted to the Rally Squirrel, seen scampering across the batter's box during last year's postseason. We all thought that sports cards were strictly devoted players in their uniform's.
So, without further adieu, here is my very first and very rare Andrew Luck misprint of his 2008 US Army card or is it. Well, it's not over a hundred years old, and even if it was, will the name Andrew Luck stand the test of time. These are ifs, but, and ors. Rarity is not based on such. To acquire and add to my collection is that to have this unique and rare card in my collection as well as a piece of cardboard history. Who knows of such value, who knows of the demand of such a football card? We all know demand is what drives costs.
All I know is that it's here to stay in my football card collection, rare or not, to last the sands of time. It will be a great addition and an interesting conversational piece at the coffee table. I figured the first and only question would be is; "How long have you been collecting football cards"?
Toshi
So these two cards, the one on the left being the error and the right one being the base production card, what will come of this in 20 years? Just a error $9.99 + $2.50 shipping eBay card purchased in 2014? Or a remember Toshi's rare error card with the Luck Army? You be the judge.
Check out how this card has no back, the back print is on the front with the front print overlay and check out the off set print. I haven't seen these off set print cards since the early Topps years. Then the error card has a piece of the next card design at or around an 1/8" on the error card. Another classic card error. Brett though skeptical of its rarity visually pointed out the fact on the later error. Remember this one moot point, it is an I corrected error.
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"$250,000.00 Error Card"?
To my fellow forum members,
As of this writing, I have been collecting cards for exactly two years and nine months. During my collective adventure, I have had the opportunity to meet some of the greatest individuals of which are CBC/CCW members, traverse card shops throughout North East Ohio, attended the "National Collectors Show", and had the opportunity to study collections far and wide. All this from just a short time, dabbling in the "Sports Card Industry" as a hobbyist.
I say short time as thereby are forum members that have been collecting for a half a century or more and have such valuable knowledge as to trends and as well as the vast majority of players to have their printed form on cardboard from the past to present. Sitting here, composing this communicae, I can only guess what treasures each collector of CCW has in of a form of a surprise for all of whom to digest and ponder with.
Today, I venture into this question; "To err or not to err". The question of "Error Cards". Here is my knowledge of which I feel I'm qualified to answer this question. As a current numismatist and a philatelic, I have had the opportunity to come across some of the most rare, unusual and error related currency from the past. Yes, stamps or Philatelic falls into the category of currency. Stamps are simply another form of currency, thanks to Benjamin Franklin, our very first Postmaster General in that you the owner of legal tender must request a transfer of sums into postage stamps or pre-paid postage in it's modern term in order to mail an item. Hence therefore my statement above, stamps are currency.
One of the most well recognized stamps would be the The Inverted Jenny (also known as an Upside Down Jenny or Jenny Invert) is a United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design appears upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately. Only one pane of 100 of the invert stamps was ever found, making this error one of the most prized in all philately. A single inverted Jenny was sold at a Robert A. Siegel auction in November 2007 for US $977,500.[1] In December 2007 a mint never hinged example was sold for $825,000. The broker of the sale said the buyer was a Wall Street executive who lost the auction the previous month.[2] A block of four inverted Jennys was sold at a Robert A. Siegel auction in October 2005 for US $2.7 million.[3] In the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown, prices fetched by Inverted Jennys have receded. Between January and September of 2014, five examples offered at auction sold for sums ranging from $126,000 through $575,100 hence my adjusted average of $250,000.00 for a never hinged, original gum, original condition, VF example.
How about the 1909s VDB Penny? No, not BVDs! Victor David Brenner (born Viktoras Baranauskas; June 12, 1871 – April 5, 1924) was a Litvak-American sculptor, engraver, and medalist known primarily as the designer of the United States Lincoln Cent. Brenner is probably best known for his enduring Lincoln coin design, the obverse of which is the longest-running design in United States Mint history. Brenner's design had been picked by 26th U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt, who had earlier posed for him in New York. Since arriving nineteen years earlier in the United States, Brenner had become one of the nation's premier medalists. Roosevelt had learned of Brenner's talents in a settlement house on New York City's Lower East Side and was immediately impressed with a bas-relief that Brenner had made of Lincoln, based on the early Civil War era photographer, Mathew Brady's photograph.
Roosevelt, who considered Lincoln the savior of the Union, the greatest Republican President and also considered himself Lincoln's political heir, ordered the new Lincoln penny to be based on Brenner's work and that it be produced to commemorate Lincoln's 100th birthday in 1909. The likeness of President Lincoln on the obverse of the coin is an adaptation of a plaque Brenner executed several years earlier and which had come to the attention of President Roosevelt in New York.[2]
Bronze bas-reliefs dated 1907 and signed by Brenner have been identified and some sold in auctions for as much as $3,900.[3]
Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard, whom Brenner counted among his friends, gave the sculptor an unpublished portrait of Lincoln which served Brenner as a basis for Lincoln's features. He also examined other portraits.[4]
When Brenner forwarded the model of the Lincoln cent to the Director of the Mint, the design bore his whole name, after the fashion of the signatures on the coinage of other countries, notably on the gold coins which Oscar Roty designed for France. The Director, however, decided to have the initials substituted for the name.[4]
Following the precedent of James B. Longacre, whose initials "JBL" (or simply "L") graced a number of U.S. coin designs for much of the latter half of the 19th century, Brenner placed his initials "VDB" at the bottom of the reverse between the wheat ear stalks.
Widespread criticism of the initials' prominence resulted in their removal midway through 1909, the design's first year of issue. In 1918, Brenner's initials returned as small letters below Lincoln's shoulder, where they remain today. (The incorporation of the designer's initials into a coin design is now commonplace in the U.S.)
1909 VDB penny on Mars, covered in Martian dust despite its vertical mounting position.
A 1909 VDB US cent was mounted on the calibration target on the Mars Curiosity Rover. This is a nod to the rover's geologic mission and the common practice by geologists including a coin in photographs to document the size of objects.[5]
Wow! All this from a penny! So much of Americana can beset a large portion of knowledge just from a simple stamp or to a plain old penny. By the way, a 1909s penny sold recently for $2,000.00. We now have quarters that boldly displays the fiftieth states of America, where's the fun in that? Here's another interesting fact in regards to sports cards. Skip Schumaker's card in the new 2012 Topps set that went on sale two years ago. Schumaker's card shows only the St. Louis utility player's lower leg. The rest of the card is devoted to the Rally Squirrel, seen scampering across the batter's box during last year's postseason. We all thought that sports cards were strictly devoted players in their uniform's.
So, without further adieu, here is my very first and very rare Andrew Luck misprint of his 2008 US Army card or is it. Well, it's not over a hundred years old, and even if it was, will the name Andrew Luck stand the test of time. These are ifs, but, and ors. Rarity is not based on such. To acquire and add to my collection is that to have this unique and rare card in my collection as well as a piece of cardboard history. Who knows of such value, who knows of the demand of such a football card? We all know demand is what drives costs.
All I know is that it's here to stay in my football card collection, rare or not, to last the sands of time. It will be a great addition and an interesting conversational piece at the coffee table. I figured the first and only question would be is; "How long have you been collecting football cards"?
Toshi
So these two cards, the one on the left being the error and the right one being the base production card, what will come of this in 20 years? Just a error $9.99 + $2.50 shipping eBay card purchased in 2014? Or a remember Toshi's rare error card with the Luck Army? You be the judge.
Check out how this card has no back, the back print is on the front with the front print overlay and check out the off set print. I haven't seen these off set print cards since the early Topps years. Then the error card has a piece of the next card design at or around an 1/8" on the error card. Another classic card error. Brett though skeptical of its rarity visually pointed out the fact on the later error. Remember this one moot point, it is an I corrected error.
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