1910 E98 Anonymous "Set of 30" Larry McLean SGC NM/MT 88 - Green Background - Black Swamp Find

Sold For:

$1,260

Year:

1910

Auction:

2023 Summer

Lot #:

140

Category:

Prewar Baseball - E Candy Cards

Graded NM/MT 88 by SGC. Presented is a stunning high-grade example of Larry McLean from the E98 “Set of 30” candy-card issue. The manufacturer of E98 is unknown, and the set might be easily confused with other caramel-card sets of the era (E93 and E94 specifically). This is an entirely different set even though it uses many of the same subjects and poses. For many years, E98s were among the scarcest of the 1910-era caramel cards, but the “Black Swamp Find,” from which this stunning card originates, changed the population dramatically. E98s have always been very desirable, and their increased availability and noteworthiness due to the find may have increased the demand as more collectors have become familiar with the set. The offered card has a brilliant green background, crisp image, strong corners, and centering toward the left. The reverse is clean and boldly printed. Caramel cards in general are much rarer than tobacco cards of the era. Because they were issued with caramels one card per package and sold to children (as opposed to being sold with tobacco to adults), caramel cards also tend to survive in a much lower grade. A superb example worthy of any world-class E98 set or type-card collection. Opening Bid $200.