1932 U.S. Caramel (George ‘Babe’ Ruth)
In addition to the obvious fame of Babe Ruth, this card is not easy to find in good condition. A copy of this card that received a PSA 9 fetched $432,000 in April 2019. You have to remember that these cards came with caramel back in the day, so they were quite susceptible to staining. If the caramel didn’t stain the cards, there was a good chance these cards found their way to sticky-fingered kids. Not only is this card the last one in a really challenging set, it is also the most valuable one.
1932 U.S. Caramel (George ‘Babe’ Ruth)
1909-1911 T206 Ty Cobb (Ty Cobb Back)
The landmark T206 set has four Cobb cards, but only one variation is rarer than the Wagner card. Ty Cobb’s red portrait advertises his own tobacco brand. The back of the card reads, “Ty Cobb, King of the Smoking Tobacco World.” The card is so rare that only 19 “Cobb-Cobb” variations have been graded by PSA, as opposed to 34 Wagner cards. In 2018, a copy of the T206 “Cobb-Cobb” that received a PSA 3.5 sold for $408,000.
1909-1911 T206 Ty Cobb (Ty Cobb Back)
