1910 E93 Standard Caramel Nap Lajoie PSA NM-MT 8 - Highest Graded!

Sold For:

$138,000

Year:

1910

Auction:

2022 Spring

Lot #:

237

Category:

Prewar Baseball - E Candy Cards

Graded NM-MT 8 by PSA. One of only three examples graded at this level by PSA with none graded higher! Presented is a stunning, ultra-high-grade example of Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie (Cleveland Naps) in a throwing pose from the highly desirable E93 Standard Caramel series. This card originates from the hobby's finest E93 set ever assembled, which has spent twenty years atop the PSA Set Registry with an unparalleled 8.10 GPA. Built by collector Jim Blumenthal, the set was honored with induction in the PSA Set Registry Hall of Fame in 2008 and has few peers of this quality in the prewar-card realm. This 30-card set was issued in 1910 by the Standard Caramel Co. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This set is closely related to several other candy sets from the era that share the same format and in many cases the same player image. While a grade of PSA NM-MT 8 is extraordinary for any prewar card, it is a tremendous and noteworthy grade for a caramel card. Because they were issued with caramels one card per package and sold to children (as opposed to adults with tobacco), caramel cards tend to survive in a much lower grade. Of the 1,913 cards from the E93 Standard Caramel set evaluated by PSA to date, only fifty have graded NM-MT 8 or better (less than 3 percent). Bright, crisp, and perfectly clean, both front and back, with four strong corners, outstanding centering, and a flawless image. The reverse is clean and boldly printed. A superb NM-MT Hall of Famer example worthy of any world-class E93 set or type-card collection. Reserve $10,000.