1909-11 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson Rookie SGC VG 3. He's one of the most complicated legends of our National ...
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1909-11 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson Rookie SGC VG 3. He's one of the most complicated legends of our National Pastime, an illiterate child laborer from the mills of South Carolina who would emerge as one of the greatest ballplayers the world would ever see. But that popularity would ultimately fall to ignominy as Shoeless Joe was swept up in the greatest scandal in Major League history, sentenced by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to a term of banishment that is now approaching its centennial. But if baseball itself hasn't yet forgiven Jackson, the majority of baseball historians, and certainly hobbyists in the collectibles realm, have opened their arms and hearts to the famed Black Sox conspirator.Here we present one of the most coveted relics of the latter, a marvelous example of Jackson's key rookie card, the 1909-11 E90-1 American Caramel card. While his exploits with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox are well-known, few realize that Jackson actually got his start in the Big Leagues with Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's in 1908. We must recognize the American Caramel Company for including the essentially unknown Jackson in their 120-card promotion as one of the few issues of the era features the young slugger, a rare opportunity to see Shoeless Joe as a representative of the City of Brotherly Love.
Only slightly more available to the collecting community that its storied contemporary, the T206 Wagner, this Jackson rookie shares ink with the Old Dutchman in any ranking of the top twenty cards in the hobby. Fewer than ninety examples currently reside in a SGC slab, with just thirteen charting higher than the subject representation.
We'd consider this a very strong specimen for the grade, most notably for the absence of any creasing/wrinkling that plagues the vast majority of other entries from this issue. Edge and corner wear is well in line with the standard, as is centering, which is just a touch east of perfect. Registration likewise narrowly misses the bullseye, sending a light scattering of print dots into the upper border. The overall result is a card that has clearly earned its position in the top twenty percent of the tiny surviving population. Graded SGC VG 3.
Guide Value or Estimate: $120,000 - up.
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2025 December 12 - 14 Winter Sports Catalog Auction #50081 (go to Auction Home page)
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November
21st
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December
12th-14th
Friday-Sunday
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