Eddie Plank – 1909 T209
Hall of Famer Eddie Plank, the pitcher behind Honus Wagner himself, is considered the second rarest and most valuable card in the deck due to several reasons. OldSportsCards.com said, “The most prevalent theory is that the card suffered from a poor printing plate, resulting in many of the cards being destroyed since they could not pass quality control. Besides, many of the known examples are found with poor centering from top to bottom. The centering can be so severe that it will cut into the text along the bottom.
Eddie Plank – 1909 T209
Cap Anson – 1887 Old Judge
The card in the picture was included in the 1887 Old Judge set of cards and possibly the oldest baseball card on our list. Some experts and collectors believed that the Cap Anson – 1887 Old Judge was the most important 19th-century card because of its wide variety of players and variants. The Cap Anson – 1887 Old Judge, particularly the one in uniform, was the most treasured in the series. It was rare, with only a few copies in existence.
Cap Anson – 1887 Old Judge
