The American Card Catalog
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The American Card Catalog is a reference book for American trade cards produced before 1951, compiled by Jefferson Burdick.
It has become the de facto method in identifying and organizing trade cards produced in the Americas pre-1951. The book catalogues sports and non-sports cards, but is best known for its categorization of baseball cards. There are two major shortcomings of this system: it does not include classifications for non-American cards and there are numerous mistakes and inconsistencies in the system. However, sets like 1909-11 White Borders, 1910 Philadelphia Caramel’s, and 1909 Box Tops most commonly referred to by their ACC catalogue numbers. They are, respectively, T206, E95, and W555.
The following is a list of card classifications in which baseball cards are found. Two examples of each type have been listed.
[edit] Card Classifications
[edit] N-Cards (19th Century Tobacco)
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[edit] Examples
- 1888 N28 Allen and Ginter
- 1887-90 N172 Goodwin & Company "Old Judge"
[edit] D-Cards (Bakery/Bread)
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[edit] Examples
- 1910 D322 Tip-Top Bread
[edit] E-Cards (Caramel)
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[edit] Examples
- 1903 E107 Breisch Williams
- 1909-11 E90.1 American Caramel
- 1909-10 E95 Philadelphia Caramel
[edit] F-Cards (Food -Ice Cream & Dairy)
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[edit] Examples
- 1916 F-UNC Tango Eggs
- 1937-38 F7 Dixie Lids
[edit] M-Cards (Publications)
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[edit] Examples
- 1916 M101-4 Sporting News
- 1919 M101-6 Felix Mendelssohn
[edit] R-Cards
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[edit] Examples
- 1933 R319 Goudey
- 1934-36 R327 Diamond Stars
[edit] T-Cards (20th Century Tobacco)
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[edit] Examples
- 1909-11 T206 White Borders
- 1911 T205 Gold Borders
[edit] N-Cards (19th Century Tobacco)
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[edit] Examples
- 1888 N28 Allen and Ginter
- 1887-90 N172 Old Judge
[edit] W-Cards (Strip Cards / Exhibits)
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[edit] Examples
- 1920-21 W514 Strips
- 1921 W461 Exhibits
[edit] WG-Cards (Game Cards)
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[edit] Examples
- 1906 WG2/3 Fan Craze
- 1914 WG4 Polo Ground Card Game
[edit] V-cards/C-Cards (Non-United States Cards)
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[edit] Examples
- 1912 C46 Imperial Tobacco (Canada)
- 1933 V353 World Wide Gum (Canadian Goudey)
