Posted By:
bruce DorskindWe have collected Tattoo Orbits for more than three decades. We purchased
our fist set from Cliff Lambert in 1978.
It has been our experience that. depite rumors to the contrary there is little
evidence to support that some cards are scarcer than others.
We have correspondence from the Wrigley Company that affirms our
view on this matter.
If one reviews the PSA Population Report, our position on relative scarcity
is also affirmed.
A total of 754 examples have been graded by PSA. The examples graded per
card range from 8 to 18. More than 75% of the examples have acheived a
grade of 5, 6 or 7. Tattoo Orbits are quite scarce in the Investment Grades
of 8 and 9. Only 7.5% of the total number of graded cards have achieved a grade
of 8 or above. In fact, only two cards have been graded "9"
Amongst the lower population cards, here's what PSA tells us
Herman- 9 cardsgraded - 1 card "7" and above
Harnett 12 cards graded- 1 card "7" and above
Haines 9 cards graded 3 cards "7" and above
McManus 9 cards graded 3 cards "7" and above
Martin 13 cards graded 2 cards "7" and above
Hallahan 10 cards graded 3 cards "7" and above
Kamm 8 cards graded 2 cards in *8"- no "7's
It is interesting to note that only a limited number of teams were represented in the set
and that there were no Yankee Players to the best of our knowledge.
Bruce Dorskind
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