Exceedingly scarce pin from the 1896-97 Whitehead & Hoag set, commonly known as "Cameo Pepsin" due to the advertisement sometimes present on the reverse of the pins (though the pins are often found with or without Cameo Pepsin advertising). The first large set of pins to feature baseball players, more than 140 subjects are known and more are added to the checklist as they are discovered. Typically subject to image fading and other condition flaws due to age, the pins are quite condition sensitive today. 

Graded GOOD 2 by PSA, this exceptional pinback features Boston catcher/first baseman Jack Ryan.  A light hitter, Ryan played for 13 seasons, primarily a part-time player.  The pin has been graded GOOD 2 by PSA with notable foxing on the front, the Whitehead & Hoag ad on the reverse largely clean with some minor staining.