For Lon Warneke's birthday, here is his R300 George C. Miller. According to Old Cardboad, there are two back types (coincidentally, Warneke is one of their examples). I think I just discovered a third type! My card is a Type 1 in all respects except it says Bats/Throws "R/R". I propose that this now makes it unique and the most valuable card in the hobby! It is also possible that Type 1 is identified by the other points mentioned but varies from card to card on whether Bats/Throws is spelled out or abbreviated. Anyway, it is an interesting anomaly from a very cool set.
Update: Further research on VCP indicates that all Type 1 Warneke's say "R/R" and that Type 1 is the more common variation (I could not find a Type 2 example on VCP). So, at least for this particular card, Bats/Throws is not an indicator of back type (and this is not an interesting anomaly or the most valuable card in the hobby). Also, if Old Cardboard is reading this, you can use my Warneke as a Type 1 example. That way the comparison will be of the same player and the variations will be more apparent.
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Last edited by molenick; 03-28-2021 at 09:24 AM.
Reason: futher research
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