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Joe_G.Gypsy Queens are very tough but many don't think of them as much more than an OJ variation (kind of like a T206 back variation). The small and large N175s seem to be about equally tough on a "per pose" basis but since very few players/poses were issued larger format cards, they show up much less frequently.
To put it another way, the number of small and large N175 Kelly, Ewing, Richardson (players with both small & large cards) sold on the open market seem to be roughly the same over the last several years.
If you add the small & large Gypsy Queens together, their total population is less than some of the rarest 19th century sets like E223, N403, N690, etc. Many agree that Goodwin & Co. may have issued most of the 1887 Old Judges as Gypsy Queens, at least most of the short numbered & long numbered cards. When you consider that 133 different baseball subjects with 537 different poses were issued by Goodwin & Co. as Old Judge cards in 1887 (just short & long numbered cards) you realize the "complete" Gypsy Queen set is potentialy very large.
The fact that a "complete" set likely numbers over 100 players with 100s of poses puts the card's rarity into better focus when fewer have been graded than much smaller sets.
Gypsy Queens, great cards, I like 'em.
Great pick-up Jay.
Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski