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Old 11-14-2018, 11:20 AM
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Default Just what is a "complete" T205 set?

I apologize in advance if this subject has been raised before but over many years I have seen and heard several versions of what a "complete" T205 set contains...I am curious to hear other collector opinions on just how many cards they consider are in a "complete" T205 set....what is the number?

Is it simply a card of all of the different players?

Is it a card of all the different fronts since some players have front pic variations?...Collins, Wallace, etc.

How about "minor" front variations?...Crandall

Does it have to contain all the variations including back variations?...Hoblitzell, Moran, etc.

What about an example of all the different tobacco brands?...Hindu, Drum, etc.

Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts
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Old 11-14-2018, 12:24 PM
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I can't speak to the backs at all as I don't track those. But there are 208 different cards considered to be the 'basic' set. That includes the two team changes for Graham and Shean, who each have Cubs and Rustlers cards.

Beyond that is where the fun begins. PSA considers 221 needed for a master set, so they've added 13 to get there, which are the more well-known errors, including the Hoblitzells, Matty one loss, etc.

Beyond that are even more. I have ten different ones cataloged on my site and there are surely more than that. Some have only been brought to light in the last few years and my guess is that many more exist. Here are the 23 cards beyond the 208 that I know of so far. I've tried to keep track of the ones I've seen mentioned but I'm not sure of any other comprehensive listing of all of them out on the internet. Happy to add others that are known about as well that I'm missing.
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T205 (208/208)
T206 (520/520)
T207 (200/200)
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E90-3 (20/20)
E91A/B/C (85/99)
E93 (17/30)
E95 (12/25)
C59-61 (149/248)
N28/N29 (83/100)
W545 (158/200)
1901-02 Ogden Tabs (1,327/1,560)
1933-41 Goudey (265/478)
1934-36 Diamond Stars (53/108)
1939-41 Play Ball (368/473)

Complete: E47, E49, E50, E75, E76, E229, K4, N88, N91, R136, T29, T30, T38, T51, T53, T68, T73, T77, T118, T218, T220, T225, W512, W513, W542, W552, W565

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Old 11-14-2018, 01:52 PM
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Thanks for the info on those other variations...Well, I don't know about those other 10 cards you listed but I have 219 of the 221...I am missing the Wilhelm "suffered" and Mathewson "1 Loss" variations...I also have at least 2 cards with all the different tobacco brands on back including 2 Drum and 2 Hindu backs...I guess I do consider my T205 set complete but it would be kinda nice to get those other 2 variations sometime

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Old 11-15-2018, 12:41 PM
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Nice - I stopped trying at 208 but have bought another 8-10 of the others when I've found them cheap enough. I'm not much of an errors/master set guy so I'm not too worried about it. But nice to find them when I can.
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T205 (208/208)
T206 (520/520)
T207 (200/200)
E90-1 (118/121)
E90-3 (20/20)
E91A/B/C (85/99)
E93 (17/30)
E95 (12/25)
C59-61 (149/248)
N28/N29 (83/100)
W545 (158/200)
1901-02 Ogden Tabs (1,327/1,560)
1933-41 Goudey (265/478)
1934-36 Diamond Stars (53/108)
1939-41 Play Ball (368/473)

Complete: E47, E49, E50, E75, E76, E229, K4, N88, N91, R136, T29, T30, T38, T51, T53, T68, T73, T77, T118, T218, T220, T225, W512, W513, W542, W552, W565

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Old 11-15-2018, 01:51 PM
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Nice - I stopped trying at 208 but have bought another 8-10 of the others when I've found them cheap enough. I'm not much of an errors/master set guy so I'm not too worried about it. But nice to find them when I can.
This is where I am. It has taken me long enough to find the cards in EX to NM condition to get to 208 and I still have a few upgrades. I won't ever get the Hoblitzell no stats or Wilhelm suffered and will only get the others if I can get them cheap too. I am happy at 208 plus whatever variations I end up with.
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Old 11-16-2018, 07:15 AM
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The basic set is the 208 as folks have mentioned above. Note that the different pictures are distinct cards, not variations as such. “Collins Open Mouth” and “Collins Closed Mouth” are just different cards, like “Cobb Bat On” and “Cobb Bat Off” for T206s.

The “Master Set” is really whichever variations you decide you want to collect. The PSA and SGC registries have their own opinions about which variations to include. I wouldn’t consider those “official” outside of the context of the specific registry. Some people choose one of those to go by, especially if they have a set registered. Both are slow to add new variations, and I’d suggest only using them as a starting point and adding whatever variations you find interesting even if the registries don’t list them. “Unlisted” variations tend to be less expensive than “official” ones, since registry folks are chasing the latter.


Probably the best way to learn about “unlisted” variations is this board. If you search in Google for
site:net54baseball.com new t205 variation
that alone gives a wealth of information from other board members.


A few highlights, some already mentioned in Cozumeleno’s link above:

The Collins Closed Mouth “Yellow Elephant”:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=150383

A missing decimal point for Sovereign Fred Snodgrass:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=218157

Printing differences for Hoffman, including the “green stripe”:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=192728

A few Titus cards have a blotch over the world “has”:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=243236

Some Honest Long Cut Latham cards seem to have remnants of the “W.” before the “A. Latham” on the back.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=240610

Doc White missing quotes on Polar Bear backs
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=140229

and a few others.


Individual collectors have different opinions on what “should” count as a variation versus a print defect, so keep that in mind when reading these threads. But it’s really up to the individual collector, what they want to collect!
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Old 11-16-2018, 07:59 AM
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Thanks, Michael - didn't know about the Snodgrass before and have added it.
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T201 (50/50)
T205 (208/208)
T206 (520/520)
T207 (200/200)
E90-1 (118/121)
E90-3 (20/20)
E91A/B/C (85/99)
E93 (17/30)
E95 (12/25)
C59-61 (149/248)
N28/N29 (83/100)
W545 (158/200)
1901-02 Ogden Tabs (1,327/1,560)
1933-41 Goudey (265/478)
1934-36 Diamond Stars (53/108)
1939-41 Play Ball (368/473)

Complete: E47, E49, E50, E75, E76, E229, K4, N88, N91, R136, T29, T30, T38, T51, T53, T68, T73, T77, T118, T218, T220, T225, W512, W513, W542, W552, W565

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Old 11-18-2018, 10:34 AM
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Nice write up on the subject.
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The basic set is the 208 as folks have mentioned above. Note that the different pictures are distinct cards, not variations as such. “Collins Open Mouth” and “Collins Closed Mouth” are just different cards, like “Cobb Bat On” and “Cobb Bat Off” for T206s.

The “Master Set” is really whichever variations you decide you want to collect. The PSA and SGC registries have their own opinions about which variations to include. I wouldn’t consider those “official” outside of the context of the specific registry. Some people choose one of those to go by, especially if they have a set registered. Both are slow to add new variations, and I’d suggest only using them as a starting point and adding whatever variations you find interesting even if the registries don’t list them. “Unlisted” variations tend to be less expensive than “official” ones, since registry folks are chasing the latter.


Probably the best way to learn about “unlisted” variations is this board. If you search in Google for
site:net54baseball.com new t205 variation
that alone gives a wealth of information from other board members.


A few highlights, some already mentioned in Cozumeleno’s link above:

The Collins Closed Mouth “Yellow Elephant”:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=150383

A missing decimal point for Sovereign Fred Snodgrass:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=218157

Printing differences for Hoffman, including the “green stripe”:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=192728

A few Titus cards have a blotch over the world “has”:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=243236

Some Honest Long Cut Latham cards seem to have remnants of the “W.” before the “A. Latham” on the back.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=240610

Doc White missing quotes on Polar Bear backs
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=140229

and a few others.


Individual collectors have different opinions on what “should” count as a variation versus a print defect, so keep that in mind when reading these threads. But it’s really up to the individual collector, what they want to collect!
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I just noticed that for some reason the PSA basic registry excludes the Chase one ear and the wallace no cap. Any idea why?
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I just noticed that for some reason the PSA basic registry excludes the Chase one ear and the wallace no cap. Any idea why?
Could be:
1) Nobody working on the set asked for them to be added.
2) They were requested to be added, but they put it to a vote and the people currently collecting the set decided not to include them.

Those are the normal steps.
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If I were a master set collector then #1 makes sense and #2 would never make sense to me.

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Could be:
1) Nobody working on the set asked for them to be added.
2) They were requested to be added, but they put it to a vote and the people currently collecting the set decided not to include them.

Those are the normal steps.
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Sorry to jump in here but I'm a complete novice at this set but picked up a couple 205's the last couple weeks just to have. My question is on the backs... did they all come with different backs, like 206's and does the 205 collector go for different variations of backs? Are there certain backs that are more scarce than others? I see that PSA doesn't label them with the back variations. These are pretty confusing to me. Here are the 3 I picked up today. I am pretty sure they are all commons and of course, low grade. Just wasn't sure if any of the backs were better than others.
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Old 03-17-2019, 06:29 AM
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If I were a master set collector then #1 makes sense and #2 would never make sense to me.
This is a basic set. For master sets, PSA will add them without worry about whether or not the other people going for the set agree (unless they made 3 or less of the card in the first place). That mostly applies to player registries, where if they put 1/1 and #/3 cards in the player master set, only one or a few people could get them and make it harder for other collectors to compete.

To Tim, yes, the backs can greatly vary the value of a T205. Kind of dated, but it probably hasn't changed that much in the last 12 years:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/net5...ty-t18631.html
And PSA should definitely specify the backs, but for some reason, are unwilling to.
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Old 03-17-2019, 09:05 AM
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Default T205 card+back combos

www.t205resource.com used to have a list of card + back combos, but that site is not accessible right now.

You can see a version from a few years ago at
https://web.archive.org/web/20150906...stsmaster.html

Though there are a few combos that have been discovered since then, that list covers the great majority of them.


This thread also has some great information:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...230355&page=10
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Thanks everyone! Skimmed thru and just that was very helpful. Still have a lot of reading to do!
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This is a basic set. For master sets, PSA will add them without worry about whether or not the other people going for the set agree (unless they made 3 or less of the card in the first place). That mostly applies to player registries, where if they put 1/1 and #/3 cards in the player master set, only one or a few people could get them and make it harder for other collectors to compete.

To Tim, yes, the backs can greatly vary the value of a T205. Kind of dated, but it probably hasn't changed that much in the last 12 years:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/net5...ty-t18631.html
And PSA should definitely specify the backs, but for some reason, are unwilling to.

To me that seems even stranger, those aren't simple variations like missing punctuation, but totally different cards. Without checking a book, I believe both were checklisted long before PSA existed. It seems odd that they would leave them out.
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Does anyone have any info on the Wallace 1 Line?
Is this card an error similar to Moran or closer to a variation like Graham or Shean?
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Old 03-19-2019, 06:17 PM
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Does anyone have any info on the Wallace 1 Line?
Is this card an error similar to Moran or closer to a variation like Graham or Shean?
There are two basic Wallace cards - with cap and without cap, the latter having two variations - 1-line and 2-lines of 1910 stats.

It’s actually the more common 2-lines variation that was a mistake. The second 1910 line is carried over from John Miller (which is kind of interesting, since that’s a National League card). So yes, very much like Moran or Grey.
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