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 17 total examples of this 1909 Ramly T204 of Boston second baseman Ambrose "Amby" Moses McConnell (which the label in the holder mistakenly spelled as "McConell").

When they say "buy the card, not the grade," this is the perfect example of the type of card they're talking about. The centering on this is gorgeous. There is some very minor edge wear and chipping that is so common with the set's gold borders, but really not much. The corners are stronger than many other Ramlys, especially ones  of this grade. The front is remarkably clean, with only some light soiling in the bottom corners. While there is some light snow in the portrait area, the image is still bright and clean. The reverse is generally very clean, with only some light soiling along the left edge and top. Soiling is not unusual for these cards, where the embossing can act like a dust magnet. There are three small spots with very minor paper loss, which must be the reasoning for the grade, but those do not affect the front, which presents marvelously.

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. This is an extraordinary example seldom seen with this sort of visual appeal.