Lot # 161: 1909 E92 Croft's Candy Ty Cobb SGC FAIR 20

Graded FAIR 20 by SGC. Extremely rare example of Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Ty Cobb from the 1909 Croft's Candy caramel set. This 1909 set shares designs with several other closely related candy issues (Dockman & Sons, Nadja Caramels, etc.) from the same era. The offered card exhibits vibrant colors, a strong image, rounded corners, moderate creasing, and scattered caramel stains front and back. The important reverse is printed in bold black ink. The pose on this card is found within several other sets (E105 Mello Mint, E101, and E102) and is considered by many to be one of Cobb's most classic and desirable poses. 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 to adults with tobacco), they also tend to survive in much lower grades. This is an incredibly attractive low-grade example of the legendary Ty Cobb from this rare candy issue, dating from the early days of Cobb's Hall of Fame career.