T204 Ramly Cigarettes cards of 1909 feature a beautiful black-and-white portrait of each player encircled in an ornate border with the player's name, position, and team affiliation printed at the bottom. The cards, which are embossed and highlighted with gold ink, are extremely condition-sensitive because they are printed on flimsy paper. The gold borders are also very susceptible to chipping, as is the case with most gold-bordered cards. Between the outstanding player selection and the overall beauty of the issue, higher-grade examples from the set are extremely pricey, making affordable specimens tough to find.

SGC has only ever graded 13 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204 of Hall of Famer Eddie Collins.

Centering is a touch east and south on the canvas. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the corners. The top right corner also has a crease. There are some light surface abrasions in the portrait area, but Collins' distinguished intelligence still shines through. Some light soiling near the nameplate appears, as well. The reverse unfortunately has some paper loss near the top, with the "LY" in "RAMLY" missing from the card. There is some heavy soiling near the top, and each of the bottom corners, as well. Soiling is not unusual for these cards, where the embossing can act like a dust magnet.

Attractive Ramlys are among the most beautiful cards in the hobby, but the eye appeal of the issue can sometimes suffer in the lower grades. The scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic flaws on this example of the Hall of Famer.