A high series card is one that was released in a later series of baseball cards, for one year, with the numbered cards being the higher ones in the set. Cards were released in several series with the later series usually distributed in less quantity than the previous, lower series. Since these high series cards were generally distributed in less quantity, they are rarer, and therefore usually more valuable.
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A “Goudey” card is one released by the Goudey Gum Company, most likely in the years 1933, 1934 or 1938. According to wikipedia.com, Goudey was “the first American company to issue baseball cards with each stick of gum.”
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth
The term full bleed is used to describe a baseball card with an image that goes all the way to the edge of the card. The card does not have a defined border due to the image “bleeding” over the edge of the card.
Sources: keymancollectibles.com and ebay.com
The E101 vintage cards, as designated in the American Card Catalog, are an “anonymous” set of cards released circa 1909. This particular card features the famed Pittsburgh shortstop, and maybe even more famous baseball card icon, Honus Wagner, in a batting stance.
A card which is referred to as being in excellent condition (sometimes abbreviated as EX), is considered to be in an at or above average condition with respect to the card’s condition at time of release.
An excellent condition card would receive a grade of 5 from PSA, or a 60 from SGC.
