T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>just thought this would be a cool topic, since it seems like "rare backs" are the talk of the board recently..."on & off" for nearly 15 years now, i have been working on collecting the different brand backs, and slowly have been upgrading them to get the best condition examples i can into my collection, (i also collect high grade T206's, but i seperate the two projects in my mind) along the way selling my downgrades...<br /><br />does anyone else collect the backs in such a way (best graded example of each brand)? if so, would be fun for others to share their collection here...maybe compare the overall average?<br /><br />*All PSA Graded:<br /><br />Drum 4<br />Uzit 3<br />Red Hindu 1 (not part of the avg.)<br />Piedmont 42 3 (not part of the avg.)<br />Lenox 3<br />Broad Leaf 350 3<br />Carolina Brights 3<br />Brown Hindu 1<br />Tolstoi 3<br />EPDG 5<br />Am. Beauty 4<br />Cycle 5<br />Old Mill 5<br />Sovereign 5<br />Polar Bear 5<br />Sweet Caporal 7<br />Piedmont 8<br /><br />15 brands (minus cobb) avg: 4.27<br /><br />just a fun project...and obviously "eye appeal" is very important.<br /><br />anyone else care to share their back collections?<br /><br />MS

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>Brian Weisner</b><p> Hi Michael,<br /> I'm trying to complete an entire set with as many rare backs as possible, so here is a list of my best:<br /><br />All graded by PSA or SGC: <br /><br />Drum 4<br />Uzit 6<br />Red Hindu 7<br />Piedmont 42 7.5 sgc 86 <br />Lenox 5<br />Broad Leaf 350 5<br />Carolina Brights 6<br />Brown Hindu 7<br />Tolstoi 6<br />EPDG 6<br />Am. Beauty 7<br />Cycle 6<br />Old Mill 8<br />Sovereign 7<br />Polar Bear 6<br />Sweet Caporal 7<br />Piedmont 8<br /><br /> 17 Brands(counting Piedmont twice) Avg 6.38<br /><br />

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>OK...now we're talkin'...<br /><br />that's awesome!...looks like i have a lot more work to do. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />i'm sending you an email.<br /><br />thanks for sharing!<br />MS

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Posted By: <b>RayB</b><p>Since my T206 set is a lower grade effort these are my best:<br /><br /><br />All PSA Graded:<br />Piedmont 5<br />SC 5<br />Sovereign 4<br />AB 3<br />Cycle 3<br />EPDG 5<br />Brown Hindu 1<br />Old Mill 5<br />PB 4<br />Tolstoi 3<br /><br />10 different = 3.8 GPA<br /><br />Higher than I actually expected.<br />RayB

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>No Broadleaf 460's?

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Interesting topic. I have one of each of the brand backs though not all are graded. I do not have them in front of me, but off hand the graded ones are:<br /><br />Brand, grade<br />Drum, 1<br />Uzit, 3<br />Hindu, 5.5 (I have several but two HOF are Johnson/port and Bresnahan/port, both in 5.5s)<br />CB several raw - need to check<br />Broadleaf, several raw, need to check

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>Dave</b><p>This is a subject that capured my attention. I collect any Topsy Hartsel card<br />to include the different backs.<br />American Beauty SGC 30<br />Broad Leaf SGC 40<br />Carolina Brights SGC 30<br />Cycle SGC Auth<br />El Principe De Gales SGC 70<br />Old Mill PSA 6<br />Piedmont SGC 40<br />Sweet Caporal (Fact 25) SGC 50<br />Sweet Caporal (Fact 30) SGC 30<br />Sovereign SGC 50

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>Marc S.</b><p>Piedmont 150 - PSA 9<br />Sovereign 150 - SGC 50<br />Sweet Cap 150 - PSA 5<br />American Beauty 350 No Frame - PSA 3<br />American Beauty 350 Frame - SGC 40<br />Broadleaf 350 - GAI 2<br />Cycle 350 - SGC 50<br />Drume 350 - SGC 40<br />Piedmont 350 - PSA 6<br />Sovereign 350 - PSA 5<br />Sweet Cap 350 - PSA 9<br />Cycle 460 - SGC 50<br />Piedmont 460 - PSA 5<br />Sweet Cap 460 - SGC 60<br />Carolina Brights - PSA 5<br />EPDG - SGC 40<br />Hindu Brown - GAI 2.5<br />Hindu Red - SGC 40<br />Lenox - GAI 3.0<br />Old Mill - SGC 80<br />Polar Bear - PSA 5<br />Tolstoi - PSA 5<br />Uzit - GAI 3.5

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>Lee</b><p>PSA 1 UZIT<br />PSA 1 Lajoie Tolstoi<br />SGC 10 Lenox<br />PSA 4 SC<br />PSA 4 Piedmont<br />PSA 1 Brown Hindu<br />Fair Condition EPDG<br />GAI 3.5 Cycle 460<br />SGC 30 Old Mill<br />Good Condition SL Old Mill<br />Piedmont fact 42 PSA 2 (on its way in the mail)<br />SGC 20 Smith Chicago and Boston Polar Bear<br />GAI 2.5 Sovereign 460<br /><br />This is my meager start to the rare backs, but I'm going after a few of the big ones now....<br /><br />Lee

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Posted By: <b>mvsnyc</b><p>looking good guys...keep them coming...

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Posted By: <b>rob</b><p>This is off the top of my head, but I will give it a shot:<br /><br />All SGC graded:<br /><br />Drum - 30<br />Uzit - 30<br />Red HIndu - 30<br />Tolstoi - 60<br />EPDG - 50<br />Brown Hindu - 40<br />Carolina Brights - 50<br />Broadleaf 350 - 40<br />American Beauty - 50<br />Old Mill - 60<br />Piedmont - 70<br />Sweet Caporal - 70<br />Sovereign - 60<br />Polar Bear - 50<br />Cycyle - 60<br /><br />I need one of thse darn Lenox backs...<br /><br />Rob

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Can I chime in-- being a luddite about getting my cards graded, they probably work out like this:<br /><br />American Beauty 350: White (Buff) ex+ <br />American Beauty 460: Camnitz EX+<br />Broadleaf 350: Huggins and Mullen EX<br />Carolina Bright: Unglaub EX<br />Cycle 350: Maloney EX<br />Cycle 460: Bell EXMT<br />Drum: Sweeney VGEX<br />EPdG: Campbell or Donovan (port) VGEX<br />Brown Hindu: Doyle (throw) or Lipe VGEX<br />Lenox: Abbaticchio VGEX<br />Old Mill: Seitz EX<br />Tolstoi: Mowrey EX+<br />Uzit: Steinfeldt Fr-GD<br /><br />Like Brian, I am putting together a set with as many rare backs as possible. 505 done and only 84 Piedmonts and 85 Sweet Cap's.<br /><br />Judson<br />

T206 "Back Project"
 

Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>Rob-<br /><br />there is an SGC 30 Lenox on eBay right now...good luck!

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Posted By: <b>Jim Dale</b><p>The idea of a backs collection intrigued me and I started looking for them, but the rare one's come up so "rarely" and were so expensive I decided against it - maybe later. I've also bought into the set that is shared by several others - 36 different backs are SGC graded. Only the 4 impossible ones are missing...would like to see one of those come up.