Easily the most popular of all the 1920s strip card sets, the W514 set of 1919-21 features a large checklist of 120 players. Issued in 10-card strips, they were meant to be cut along dotted lines, separating each card. The result - as with many strip cards - is a host of off-condition cards that were often torn rather than carefully cut. As a result, miscuts and poorly-shorn borders are common condition flaws. The flimsy paper on which the cards were printed is also an issue, making high-grade examples very difficult to obtain. 

Chicago's Claude "Lefty" Williams is the subject of this hand cut example which is centered beautifully on this surprisingly standard-looking card. Nice edges, especially for a card which has been hand cut, and corners consistent with the grade help the eye appeal tremendously, as does the gorgeous red background. Some surface wear along the bottom and light soiling keep this one from grading even higher than it already has, making this a wonderful example of this important card.

Williams was one of the participants of the Black Sox Scandal in the 1919 World Series and was banned for life from the game for his role. This, along with his 1920-21 Holsum Bread D327 example,  would be Williams' last appearance on a baseball card until 1974.

SGC has only ever graded 54 total examples of this W514, with only twenty receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 offered here of Claude "Lefty" Williams.