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JudgeDred (Fred)Did I just run into a political debate?:
John: ....Until someone finds one with a front other than the Cobb red portrait then i'll never agree it was more than a special card made for Cobb brand tobacco and probably not printed at the same time as the other t206s because ive never heard of a sheet containing just one player....
Ted: John, Sorry to disagree with you, but most of us "old-time" T206 collectors view the Ty Cobb back as a unique card that was issued separate from the entire T206 series of cards.
Leon: ...I am in the John camp on this one but admittedly don't know a lot about T206, in particular. I do have a fair knowledge of type cards though. I haven't held a raw Ty Cobb Cobb back but if I am not mistaking they have a glossy front like T213. How do you T-Rex's explain that, since T206's don't? nice friendly debate by the way....
Ted: LEON, Far from my intent to try to convince you to change your thinking; however, consider these factors:
(1) The front is glossy....and anyone who has seen this card in the RAW can attest to this. There is NO T206 that has this type glossy front.
(2) Look closely at the back of Hal's card (posted here), it has a Factory #33 on it. This, too, is unique to this card.
I am sure someone will jump up and correct me if I am wrong, but NO OTHER T206 back bears this Factory #.
Leon: ....Unless I missed something John, yourself, and I are arguing on the same side of the debate team? I think it's a seperate issue, other than T206, but maybe wasn't clear.....
In conclusion, I agree the Ty Cobb back isn't part of the T205 set, er, or was that the T213... whatever you guys just said...