Lot # 257: 1915 Cracker Jack Collector-Grade Collection (13)

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 12 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed


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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2013 Auction",
which ran from 7/31/2013 3:31 PM to
8/25/2013 7:55 AM



The "Full Count Find" is a multigenerational collection of cards the prewar component of which was assembled by a boy growing up in California in the early 1900s. While the collection"s prewar component included a variety of tobacco and caramel issues the most beautiful and interesting group within the collection were the 1915 Cracker Jacks. With nearly 140 different cards the set was almost 75% complete when it arrived at our offices on consignment from the family of the original owner. In fact when pulling the cards together and registering them as a set on the PSA Registry we were surprised to discover that the cards were collectively enough to land the set at #25 on PSA"s All Time Finest list and #17 on the Current Finest list. After considerable soul-searching however we decided that the best way to offer this outstanding collection would be to break it into lots and sell the components in smaller groups with most Hall of Famers listed individually and commons broken into a variety of smaller groups. Presented here is one of those lots from the "Full Count Find " an original owner collection of fantastic cards fresh to the hobby. As with any large group of cards there are bound to be a handful of "beaters " and we are presenting them here. What makes these interesting is that many of the cards appear better on the front but are coated in some sort of greenish residue on the reverse. In some cases the residue has led to paper loss as well. The result is that the cards mostly present well but are all much lower grade. Included in the collection are the following: #33 Amos Strunk (PSA PR 1 back residue and heavy creasing) #41 Thomas Leach (PSA PR 1 back residue with paper loss and heavy creasing) #49 Dots Miller (PSA PR 1 back residue and moderate creasing) #63 Charles Adams (PSA PR 1 back residue with a spot of paper loss moderately heavy creasing) #64 Jimmy Archer (PSA PR 1 back residue with paper loss moderate creasing) #92 Al Demaree (PSA PR 1 back residue with paper loss some residue on front along with wear to the upper-right corner) #95 Ray Keating (PSA PR 1 back residue with paper loss mild creasing and edge wear) #96 Beals Becker (PSA PR 1 back residue and paper loss moderate creasing) #124 Earl Moore (PSA PR 1 back residue with paper loss) #132 Les Nunamaker (PSA PR 1 back residue with paper loss severe crease/tear) #135 Bill Killifer (PSA PR 1 Back residue severe creasing) #143 Jake Daubert (PSA FR 1.5 moderate creasing) and #165 Eddie Murphy (PSA VG 3 MK pencil writing on surfac

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