If you could only have 10 cards in your collection...

[Adamlind2011]

....What would they be?

I thought this might be fun for everyone to share their personal favorites.....If you could only keep 10 cards in your collection what would they be? The rules are......There are no rules! It doesn't have to be based on scarcity, price, popularity, or most coveted. These 10 cards would simply be what makes you smile as you sit back in your livingroom recliner and look over at the 10 cards displayed in your wife's china curio cabinet right next to the "fine china". They have to be pretty special to convince her that they MUST be displayed next to the china!
I will start it off.

1) 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr
2) 2001 Bowman Chrome Ref Albert Pujols
3) 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan
4) 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson
5) 1989 Bowman Ken Griffey Jr
6) 1960 Topps Hank Aaron
7) 1982 Topps Cal Ripken jr
8) 1983 Topps Wade Boggs
9) 1990 Leaf Frank Thomas
10) 1985 Donruss Kirby Puckett

Don't feel as though you need to list 10....List your top 5. I can't wait to see everyones' top favorite cards.

 

[Hendersonfan]

1 77 Chong Henderson
2 79 TCMA Henderson *
3 80 Topps Henderson * - my mom bought it for me (very rare for her to lay down money for a card, was usually dad)
4 52 Topps Mantle - the card my uncle treasured and such an iconic card
5 T206 Wagner - no words needed
6 89 Upper Deck Griffey - "The" card from my grade school years
7 02 Elite TT Henderson auto * - 1st auto I bought
8 01 Topps Chrome King of Kings Refractor of Aaron, Ryan, Henderson (/5)- wish they would have included Rose in this set
9 01 Bowman Chrome Pujols auto - he's just unreal and this will be the card our kids talk about
10 92 Donruss Elite Legend Henderson * - one of the 1st serial numbered cards and /7500 was rare
11 93 Finest Refractor Henderson

* = I actually own card

 

[Adamlind2011]

Thanks Henderson.....I guess I thought this would be more fun than it turned out to be. Thanks for sharing

 

[UODucksbestcollector]

If it's just baseball...

5 -Jackie Robinson/Rickey Branch Dual Cut
4 -Jackie Robinson/Satchel Paige Dual Cut
3 -1/1 Jackie Robinson Cut
2 - (GEM MINT 10...yeah right) Highest graded 1953 Topps Card Brooklyn Dodgers #1/ or 1949 Leaf #79 Rookie
1 - (GEM MINT 10...yeah right) Highest graded 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson rookie card

Sorry I'm a Jackie Robinson fan...can't be persuaded to any other player...not even Ruth, Aaron, Pujols...

He's the one reason I started liking baseball, playing baseball, and collecting cards...too bad I'm scared of ebay's reprints to purchase any of these raw...

 

[ajbraves25]

Seeing this is a wish list I'd want these in highest PSA grade possible.
In no order:
1) Albert Pujols Bowman Chrome rc
2) Mantle Topps rc
3) Clemente Topps rc
4) Michael Jordan Fleer rc
5) Stan Musial Bowman rc
6) SP Legendary Cuts multi cut 1st HOF
7) Ron Santo Topps rc
8) Clemente Patch Auto cut in somebody's sig here
9) Peyton Manning Contenders rc auto
10) Kobe Bryant Topps Chrome refractor rc

If only....

~AJ

 

[MOFNY]

I like grading so...
1. PSA 10 1954 AAron
2. PSA 10 or BGS 9.5 1995 Bowman's Best Guerrero
3. PSA 10 or BGS 9.5 1999 Bowman Chrome Tim Hudson International Refractor /100
4. PSA 10 or BGS 9.5 1999 Finest Johan Santana Gold Refractor /100
5. PSA 10 or BGS 9.5 2001 Elite Ichiro /1000
6. BGS 9.5 2000 SPX Oswalt RC /1600

 

[AK11]

Interesting topic question because I thought about this once to myself, but with a different perspective. Instead of the 10 cards on a wishlist of sorts, I was wondering if I ever cut down my 1000+ card pc to a very small size to store in safe deposit or vault, what cards out of my current collection would I keep under all circumstances. Here's 10 I would keep till I pass that are already in my collection:

1. T206 Nap Lajoie Portrait PSA 5.5 - the one T206 card I wanted and in the good grade I could afford
2. 2005 Absolute Mem Tools of the Trade Red Jsy Babe Ruth - owned a Ruth bat card once, but this is much better
3. C55 Joe Malone RC SGC 70 - the one pre-war hockey card I wanted to own
4. Tribute Milestone Materials Season Nap Lajoie Bat - had been on my wantlist for awhile
5. UD HoloGrFx NBA Shoetime David Robinson BGS 9 - more sentimental value since I pulled it and it is the only shoe card graded mint
6. UD Black Lustrous Materials Dual Reebok Patch Auto 1/1 Anze Kopitar - my most favorite card from my player collection
7. Topps Chrome Allegiance Refractor BGS 9.5 Ken Griffey, Jr. - the one Griffey insert that I wanted badly enough and found
8. SP Legendary Cuts Legendary Signatures Paul Waner - the first deceased HOFer I wanted a cut auto of
9. SP Authentic Sign of the Times Michael Jordan BGS 9 - owe it to myself to keep this since it replaced a pack-pulled Jordan auto
10. Topps Pristine Autograph Barry Sanders BGS 9 - I actually pulled 2 of these Sanders autos and this one graded the best

These ten were very hard to think about quickly, but it's very close to what my final choices would be with maybe a few more add-ons.

 

[bballjunky24]

1. Mark Reynolds 07 BCDPP Superfractor 1/1 RC (never seen)
2. Mark Reynolds 07 BCDPP Red Refractor #/5
3. Mark Reynolds 07 Exquisite Platinum Quad Patch RC 1/1 (outbid on it 2 times)
4. Mark Reynolds 07 Exquisite Quad Patch RC #/25 (own 2, owned 5 of the 25 at one time)
5. Mark Reynolds 08 Ballpark Collection Logoman 1/1 (never seen and I believe the only logoman ever produced of him)
6. Mark Reynols 07 A&G Wood Mini 1/1 RC
7. Mark Reynolds 2010 Triple Threads Rising Stars Auto Wood 1/1 (own)
8. Mark Reynolds 2010 Triple Threads Rising Stars Auto Platinum 1/1 (own)
9. Mark Reynolds 2008 Topps Finest Finest Moments White Frames Xfractor Auto 1/1 (own)
10. Mark Reynolds 07 Bowman Sterling Red Refractor 1/1 RC (never seen)

Kinda nice that I own some of the cards on my list...

 

[bowmanchromeandorr]

in no particular order:

Nolan Ryan RC (baseball)
Bobby Orr RC (hockey)
Larry Bird RC (basketball)
Pete Maravich RC (basketball)
Ted Williams RC (baseball)
Wayne Gretzky RC (hockey)
Dan Marino RC (football)
Roger Staubach RC (football)

 

[bcubs]

I'm going to go with all baseball here but my all sport collection would be very different.
1984 Donruss Don Mattingly
1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey
1980 Topps Rickey Henderson
1982 Topps Traded Cal Ripken Jr.
1968 Topps Nolan Ryan
1963 Topps Pete Rose
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
1958 Topps Sandy Koufax
2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols
1994 SP Alex Rodriguez

 

[vetsgt02]

here are mine. I would have to hit the lottory to have them and of course like everyone else I would want them psa graded mint and since this is a fantasy world I would also want them auto'ed

1.1909 E92 Croft's Candy #11 Ty Cobb

2. 1909 E92 Croft's Cocoa #11 Ty Cobb

3. 1909 E92 Nadja Caramel #13 Ty Cobb

4. 1933 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth RCRC -

5. 1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth Bat DP RCRC -

6. 1933 Goudey #149 Babe Ruth RCRC -

7. 1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth RCRC

8. 1909-11 T206 #499 Honus Wagner

9. 1903-04 Breisch-Williams E107 #149 Honus Wagner

10. 1914 Cracker Jack, Joe Jackson (Chicago White Sox)

 

[Landon]

1. 1909-11 T206 #499 Honus Wagne
2. 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle
3. 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan
4. 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth
5. 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie
6. 2010 Bowman Chrome Stephen Strasburg SuperFractor
7. 2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper SuperFractor
8. (If there is one) Jackie Robinson/Josh Gibson/Satchel Paige Triple Cut autograph
9. A card with a bat and jersey swatch of each member of the 500 HR club
10. Babe Ruth/Mickey Mantle/Honus Wagner/Ted Williams Quad Cut autograph

If i had these cards they would be in a small fireproof safe, inside of a fireproof safe, inside of another fireproof safe and so on. Inside of a fireproof, lock proof, water resistand building.....

 

[Lars]

I know there were no rules, but this turned into a wish list of high dollar cards you'd like to own one day?

 

[Adamlind2011]

Seeing this is a wish list I'd want these in highest PSA grade possible.
In no order:
1) Albert Pujols Bowman Chrome rc
2) Mantle Topps rc
3) Clemente Topps rc
4) Michael Jordan Fleer rc
5) Stan Musial Bowman rc
6) SP Legendary Cuts multi cut 1st HOF
7) Ron Santo Topps rc
8) Clemente Patch Auto cut in somebody's sig here
9) Peyton Manning Contenders rc auto
10) Kobe Bryant Topps Chrome refractor rc

If only....

~AJ

Great stuff!!! I would love that entire collection as well

 

[Adamlind2011]

I know there were no rules, but this turned into a wish list of high dollar cards you'd like to own one day?

You're right. That was not my intention. My intention was to have cards that you once owned or do currently own....but I guess it doesn't really matter.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

10. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
9. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
8. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
7. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
6. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
5. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
4. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
3. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
2. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
1. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error

Greatest collection ever.

 

[Adamlind2011]

10. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
9. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
8. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
7. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
6. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
5. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
4. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
3. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
2. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error
1. 1986 Sportflics Robin Yount Yankee error

Greatest collection ever.

Isn't that just 1 card?...... :?

 

[Hendersonfan]

Not if they are all graded, then the serial would make them different. I was going to make this card #12 on my list as a joke, but I couldn't remember what year it was and was too lazy to look it up. BTW this was sarcasm. My list, of the ones I will never get are the Pujols, Wagner and Griffey. Probably won't get the Chong, but that's my Holy Grail. Still have hope for the 93 Refractor.

 

[card-treasury]

All of these in PSA 10, because they all hold sentimental value to me.

1. Topps Rickey Henderson
2. Topps Magic/Bird RC
3. Topps George Brett RC
4. Topps Pete Rose RC
5. O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky RC
6. O-Pee-Chee Bobby Orr RC
7, Topps Joe Namath RC
8. Topps Jim Brown RC
9. Topps Johnny Unitas RC
10. 1961 Topps Roberto Clemente

 

[fkw]

Why not The 10 Best "Rare" Cards in the Hobby...

1893 N-Unc. Just So Tobacco Cy Young
1894 H-Unc. Alpha Photo Engraving John McGraw
1903 E107 Breisch & Williams Caramel Hans Wagner
1909 Cabanas Tobacco Pete Hill
1910 Punch Tobacco Ty Cobb
1910 T210-8 Joe Jackson
1914 M-Unc. Baltimore News Babe Ruth
1921 D-Unc. Tip Top Bread Lefty Groves
1933 R340 Goudey Sport Kings Premium Babe Ruth
1935 H-Unc. Pebble Beach Clothiers Joe DiMaggio

I only have 1 of these so far , guess which one