Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss
I think this is too simplistic. Your list does not account for series - BL 460 is on par with a Drum and Uzit, which is a tier above BL 350, CB, and Red Hindu. Sovereign 460s are generally tougher than 150/350. Some old mills are downright impossible, so you can’t discount/ignore front/back combos.
Brown old mills are only southern leaguers, there are only 14 confirmed examples, and there are no more than 2 of a confirmed example known. Plus, they are all graded A, bc they were scrap.
There is a reason the t206 set is called the “monster”. There are soooo many layers. All that said, if we are going to generalize, I would break it down like this in terms of back scarcity
1. Brown old mill and brown Lenox
2. Broadleaf 460, Drum, Uzit
3. Red Hindu, Black Lenox
4. Broadleaf 350, Carolina Brights, Brown Hindu (this last could go in tier below)
5. Sovereign 460, Piedmont fact 42, American Beauty 460, Cycle 460
6. EPDG, Tolstoi, Cycle 360, all other American Beauties
7. Other Sovereigns, Old Mill, Polar Bear, OM SL
Meanwhile Sweet Cap 350, 25s are very tough too
(SC 150, 25s can be tough too)
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