Discovered only recently, the Tango Eggs issue was produced in 1916 by L. Frank & Company of New Orleans. Similar to the 1915 E106 American Caramel issue, a hoard of about 800 of the cards were discovered in 1991. Prior to that, the set was virtually unknown with just a handful of circulated cards having popped up over the years. Of the 20 different subjects discovered, the majority of the cards found were either of outfielder Bob Bescher or of Hughie Jennings. Still, even the Bescher and Jennings cards are very scarce and valuable, and often serve as the introduction to the set for prewar collectors who then set about the impossible task of actually completing the set.

Offered here is a gorgeous example of Pittsburgh's George McQuillan holding a bat in front of a deep red background. While the corners and edges are beautifully sharp, a slight registration error leaves the print a tad askew, keeping this card from grading even higher than it already has. Nevertheless, this is an extraordinary example seldom seen with this sort of visual appeal.

SGC has only graded cards from 17 different players in the 1916 Tango Eggs set. Of the 26 which SGC has graded of the George McQuillan example, only ten have received a higher grade than the EX 5 offered here.