1909 E90-1 American Caramel Rookie Card reprint

This is a reproduction of the very hard to find 1909 E90-1 American Caramel card featuring Joe. The card is regarded as Jackson’s first baseball card. As a result, many consider it to be the Joe Jackson rookie card. Not only is he credited as being a Right Fielder on the card, it’s also one of the few “Shoeless” Joe Jackson cards to depict him as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics. He played just ten games with the team over 1908 and 1909.

Not a lot of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson cards were released during his playing days. Of those that were, the 1909 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson ranks among his best and most valuable. A copy of the card sold for $667,149 in August of 2016.

Further adding to its appeal is that it comes from a tobacco-style set, a rarity for the legendary hitter. The E90-1 Joe Jackson didn’t actually come in a pack of cigarettes or tobacco tin, though. Rather, it came with candies.