T206 Bob Ganley - Back Difficulty

[Tao_Moko]

After eight years of collecting and tracking Ganley I have, without using pop reports, come up with my difficulty ranking by back. There are seven possible backs with 4 being pretty tough. This ranking is based on how many I've witnessed come to market through ebay, auction houses, b/s/t, shows and dealer websites.


Easy:
Piedmont 150 - By far and away the most available
Sweet Cap 150 Fact 25 - Pied 150 is 8:1 more common
Sweet Cap 150 Fact 30 - Pied 150 is 12:1 more common

Tough to Scarce:
Brown Hindu - Pied 150 is 30:1 more common
Sovereign 150 - Pied 150 is 30:1 more common. This back has dried up and may be even more difficult than Hindu.

Scarce to Rare:
EPDG - Pied 150 is 80:1 more common
Piedmont 350 - Pied 150 is 100:1 more common

Oddities:
Name at top and bottom - 4 examples
Wet Sheet Transfer - 1 example
War Paint(name I've given the very bright examples with red streaks across his face and nose - Witnessed a handful at most
Printers Mark - Never seen one
Two Name Card - Never seen one
Severe miscut - Never seen one

It's possible to shoot holes in my comparisons so if you would like to share what you have then please contribute.

Eric