Hey everyone! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Well, this year I was lucky enough to add some more t206s to my collection. While looking through the backs, and then the SGC Pop Report (Not the most accurate reference), I was wondering how much Old Mill backs add to a Hall of Famer? Or a tough common? I usually don't hear much talk about Old Mills and that is why I thought it would be an interesting topic to discuss. By looking through the pop report, there were very few examples per card.
The Old Mill examples which I happen to own:
- Fred Merkle (Throwing) SGC 60 (7 known in SGC pop report. Mine is the highest Old Mill SGC example.)
- Sam Crawford (Bat on) SGC 40 (6 known in SGC pop report)
- Addie Joss (Hands at Chest) PSA 4 (7 known in SGC pop report. Contradicting because I'm using the SGC report for a PSA card).
I do realize that the SGC pop report is very limited, and does not display all the data within the hobby. Regardless, I still feel that the SGC pop report displays the scarcity of the cards. So, I guess my overall questions are, do these cards have any additional value because of the Old Mill backs? Are these Hall of Famers harder to find with such back? Where, based on opinion, does Old Mill black stand on the scarcity list? (I use the one from t206.org, but I'm sure people have different opinions.) Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Best regards,
Wazoo