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 28 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204, with only fourteen receiving a higher grade than the VG 3 offered here of Chicago pitcher Andy Coakley.

Centering is just a touch south on the canvas, with some minor diamond cutting which leaves the top left corner just a hair higher than the right. There is some edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, particularly in the corners. There are some surface abrasions particularly noticeable across the nameplate and in the background sides of the portrait area, but Coakley's face remains mostly unobscured. The reverse is mostly clean, with some light soiling near the top center and at the sides. Soiling is not unusual for these cards, where the embossing can act like a dust magnet, but this level is noteworthy.

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. Nevertheless, the scarcity of this issue far outweighs any perceived cosmetic concerns with this example.