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J LevineFirst off, neither is scarcer than the other...both come with both Hassan fact. 30 and fact. 649 backs and Polar Bear backs.
Over the years, I have seen both said to be scarcer than the other. Just a myth. I am fairly certain that they were printed at the same time in the later printing (when the Hassan fact. 30s were printed).
Hope this helps...
As an aside, I got a note from a collector I had talked to about the scarcity of Fact. 42 Piedmont backs in the t-205 set (I say very scarce...right around between American Beauty and Broadleaf)...he tried to consign them to an auction house and they told him the scarcity was only in the t-206 set...anybody care to comment...(I think last time I asked, I got three seperate people with complete sets have a total of 10 cards w/ a piedmont 42 back--that is 16 out of 800 cards {incl. my set}--I would say that is a rarity)
-Joshua