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Originally Posted by ccre
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Old Mills are odd. In general, they are not a particularly rare back -- on par with Sovereign and Polar, more rare than Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, but much more common than EPDG, Tolstoi, American Beauty. That said, some players are very difficult to find in Old Mill backs (see Magee and Walter Johnson portrait). Waddell portrait is on the tougher side. So, this card appeals to anyone who wants a rarer-back Waddell or anyone collecting an old mill back set. You will see Old Mills go for seemingly crazy prices sometimes and its almost always a player with few old mills examples.
Congrats Adam - that is a perfect card for you: Boxing + Ruth.