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Posted By: Eric Brehm

Bobby's data shows SMR to be in the ballpark for '33 Bengough but too low for '52 Pafko in the higher grades. Perhaps the latter card has developed a certain mystique about it that is driving up the price, even in grades where it isn't particularly scarce.

Fred -- I didn't see the thread about cracking and resubmitting cards but I am aware that graded card population figures can be inflated by that activity. I think population reports are most useful for looking at relative, as opposed to absolute, scarcity of different cards.

There are currently 61 1933 Goudey sets, and 84 1952 Topps sets registered at PSA. These sets of course vary widely in average condition and degree of completion.