Posted By:
J LevineTrae,
Welcome to T205s.
Turner and Barry gave some very accurate information. I have been working on this set for nearly 10 years and love it dearly and doing back and rarity research for nearly 8 years now.
I will try to answer some of your questions as accurately as I can.
PSA 1/SGC 10 commons can run around $15-$30
PSA 2/SGC 20 commons can run around $20-$40
Toughest card in set is the Hoblitzell no stats. Turner has it pretty close on the others.
The next toughest group should include:
Wilhelm suffered
Moran Stray line
Gray w. stats
Wallace no cap 1 line 1910 stats
Hoblitzell no cin. spelled correctly
Next would be
Wallace no cap w. two lines 1910 stats
Suggs
Joss
Grant
Wagner
Rowan
Kleinow
Scanlan
Donohue
I actually have a third tier of toughness
Shean Cubs
Graham Cubs
Hoblitzell no cin. spelled incorrectly
Walsh
Sweeny
Vaughn
Turner
Fisher
Dahlen
K. White
Raymond
Joss
Chase one ear
Breshnahan mouth open
Collins mouth open
Dougherty white sock
Ford White cap
Harmon left ear
Ad backs are my specialty...
In order of scarcity and some notes about them is below.
Drum (much much scarcer than the T206 Drum back)
Blank Back (technically not an ad back as the whole back is blank, but tougher than most if you do it all)
Hindu (many degrees tougher than a t206 hindu)
Broadleaf khaki color very tough
Broadleaf brown color also very difficult
Piedmont fact. 42 tough
American Beauty black nearly as tough as piedmont fact. 42
American Beauty green difficult but easier than the black version
Hassan fact. 30 (Cycle and Hassan fact. 30 are about the same)
Cycle
Sovereign
Honest Long Cut (about the same as the Hassan fact. 649)
Hassan fact. 649
Sweet Cap. black fact. 42
Sweet Cap. black fact. 25
Sweet Cap. red
Polar Bear (many dealers still attach a premium but my research says that this back is one of the most plentiful for T205)
Piedmont fact. 25
I only do t205 and am three cards away from a master set. So no real comparison to t206.
I know Adam W. and Shawn Adkins have a few printing freaks. I don't know who owns the Pink Walsh but it is out there somewhere now.
As for reference material, start with Shawn or myself or Barry S. If you need a book on t205s, there really is not one. This site is still the best tool any vintage collector could use.
Hope this helps...love this set...
Joshua