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Posted By: Tim Newcomb

To me this is one of the most intriguing unanswered questions in our hobby.

Leon and I probably know as much as anyone about these cards, although we've taken very different approaches. I have been collecting these sets intensely for a few years, picking up any I could afford. I have about 300 cards, and examples of all backs except Holmes to Homes.

Leon has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to acquire the finest example of each back he could find. I believe he has at least one of them all, and two of most.

The back scale I've been using to evaluate my own collection is pasted below. It's interesting to me how close most of my estimates are to Leon's, although there are numerous differences.

But I feel that neither is really more than an informed guess. I'd love to do a population project like the T207 one, but solid information about these cards is very hard to come by, since most collectors just don't have many of them. I believe they are very scarce compared to all the major T card sets.

Any thoughts or comments from the board experts?

Altoona Tribune 3x
Blank back 1x
Block & Kuhl 3x
Burgess Nash 3x
Everybodys 4x
Famous/Barr 1x (M101-5)
Famous/Barr 1.5x (M101-4)
Gimbels 1.5x
Globe Clothing 1.5x
Green Joyce 4x
Herpolsheimer 3x
Holmes to Homes 5x
Indianapolis Brew 3x
Mall Theatre 4x
Morehouse Baking 3x
Sporting News 1x
Standard Biscuit 1.5x
Successful Farming 4x
Wares 3x
Weil Baking 2x