There are still some unopened packs of cigarettes from 1909 that could contain the Honus Wagner card
November 20, 2024
Collectors have narrowed down which packs have the highest chance based on factors like the tax stamp and state of origin but like Schrödinger’s cat it is more fun to think about than to find out
35 comments
No one in their right mind would open to check. It’s far more valuable as that “Schrodinger’s Honus Wagner card” than opening it and more than likely destroying all it’s value.
There’s gotta be a way to see through the packaging without opening it.
I’ve definitely seen a few forensics labs on network television cop shows do it so it’s totally a real technology.
Is there a market for all of my grandmother’s marlboro bucks?
Somewhere in my parents’ closets are some unopened Beta packs of Magic the Gathering that I filched from Toys R Us when I was a bored teenager. These may or may not contain a Black Lotus.
I’d rip it in a heartbeat if I had fuck you money
Someone needs to make Number Two’s eyepatch a reality.
Does it?? I’ve always wondered about some of these, given the factory numbers on the card compared to the numbers on the packs; I’m pretty sure not everything “Sweet Caporal” from the time period actually had cards (only limited packs/products)
There should be a condition that if you buy it searching for the card, you also have to smoke the entire pack.
God, I want one of those cigarettes
Smoke em if you got em!
It’s funny to me that they also give grades for the quality of the cigarette packs like they do cards. I guess it could translate to how beat up the card is though.
Love all the tobaccky dust just hanging out in there
/r/baseballcards
Would there be leeching out from the cigarettes into the card over this time to discolor and ruin it? Asking out of ignorance.
Someone send this to the should I open it or keep it sealed guy
Schrodinger’s Card
The card is probably ruined
Schrödingers Wagner
Wouldn’t this actually hurt the market for the card? It’s so valuable basically because of the rarity alone. Wouldn’t adding another card into the supply devalue the current ones? Or is it so rare, that it doesn’t matter whatsoever?
It’s like a Camel Cash lottery!
Hits posted in the comments!
The sports store just a couple minutes walk from me has a check that is signed by Jackie Robinson. Certainly a unique way to have a signature.
I wonder what the card inside would grade. Unlikely to get the Wagner but might get a decent t206 worth grading.
I love how the pack of f cigarettes itself was graded a 4 😂
Theres actually been a scandal of people using CT scanners to look inside. Bet it would work here
Why don’t they open them up to check? Are they stupid?
Schrödinger’s smokes.
I wanna break into the vault and start tearing them open with reckless disregard. Then unwind with a sweet sweet caporal
man if only i could go back in time, grab one of these, and come back. it would be a gamechanger
then again, i’d probably get arrested and/or lynched back then simply b/c i’m not a rich white man
If Honus Wagner is worth a fortune, and there are “150 Subjects” in the “Base Ball Series” then what are the other 149 worth?
Surely they’re not worthless, right?
The odds of it being the Wagner are so absurdly low. There are a total of 48,587 t206 cards with the Sweet Caporal backs graded by PSA. Of those, there have been 20 graded Honus Wagner cards with the Sweet Caporal back – so you have a 0.04% chance based on the known t206 population. Better odds than the lottery, so fuck it – I’d say go for it!
What a shitty card it doesn’t even have his stats on the back.
35 comments
No one in their right mind would open to check. It’s far more valuable as that “Schrodinger’s Honus Wagner card” than opening it and more than likely destroying all it’s value.
There’s gotta be a way to see through the packaging without opening it.
I’ve definitely seen a few forensics labs on network television cop shows do it so it’s totally a real technology.
Is there a market for all of my grandmother’s marlboro bucks?
Somewhere in my parents’ closets are some unopened Beta packs of Magic the Gathering that I filched from Toys R Us when I was a bored teenager. These may or may not contain a Black Lotus.
I’d rip it in a heartbeat if I had fuck you money
Someone needs to make Number Two’s eyepatch a reality.
Does it?? I’ve always wondered about some of these, given the factory numbers on the card compared to the numbers on the packs; I’m pretty sure not everything “Sweet Caporal” from the time period actually had cards (only limited packs/products)
There should be a condition that if you buy it searching for the card, you also have to smoke the entire pack.
God, I want one of those cigarettes
Smoke em if you got em!
It’s funny to me that they also give grades for the quality of the cigarette packs like they do cards. I guess it could translate to how beat up the card is though.
Love all the tobaccky dust just hanging out in there
/r/baseballcards
Would there be leeching out from the cigarettes into the card over this time to discolor and ruin it? Asking out of ignorance.
Someone send this to the should I open it or keep it sealed guy
Schrodinger’s Card
The card is probably ruined
Schrödingers Wagner
Wouldn’t this actually hurt the market for the card? It’s so valuable basically because of the rarity alone. Wouldn’t adding another card into the supply devalue the current ones? Or is it so rare, that it doesn’t matter whatsoever?
It’s like a Camel Cash lottery!
Hits posted in the comments!
The sports store just a couple minutes walk from me has a check that is signed by Jackie Robinson. Certainly a unique way to have a signature.
I wonder what the card inside would grade. Unlikely to get the Wagner but might get a decent t206 worth grading.
I love how the pack of f cigarettes itself was graded a 4 😂
Theres actually been a scandal of people using CT scanners to look inside. Bet it would work here
Why don’t they open them up to check? Are they stupid?
Schrödinger’s smokes.
I wanna break into the vault and start tearing them open with reckless disregard. Then unwind with a sweet sweet caporal
man if only i could go back in time, grab one of these, and come back. it would be a gamechanger
then again, i’d probably get arrested and/or lynched back then simply b/c i’m not a rich white man
If Honus Wagner is worth a fortune, and there are “150 Subjects” in the “Base Ball Series” then what are the other 149 worth?
Surely they’re not worthless, right?
The odds of it being the Wagner are so absurdly low. There are a total of 48,587 t206 cards with the Sweet Caporal backs graded by PSA. Of those, there have been 20 graded Honus Wagner cards with the Sweet Caporal back – so you have a 0.04% chance based on the known t206 population. Better odds than the lottery, so fuck it – I’d say go for it!
What a shitty card it doesn’t even have his stats on the back.
Just open it
So, how much is that baby worth?
Should I open it or should I keep it sealed?