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Posted By: barrysloate

What we all seem to agree on regarding the Cobb with Cobb back is that there is something unusual about it, both in its scarcity and the way in which it was distributed to the public.

Perhaps it was never in any pack, and that for a short period of time, perhaps to introduce the new granulated tobacco, a customer would receive one at the point of purchase as a souvenir. And because they were loose, even if thousands were printed, very few would have survived.

You would go to the counter, buy your tin of tobacco, and you would be handed the card separately. The attrition rate in that circumstance would be enormous, explaining its rarity today.