The biggest thing is that there's no factory designation on the Cobb.
Aside from the story, there are a couple other things that stand out.
One is that the wear on the cobb looks unnatural. The corners are too even, not that corners don;t wear evenly, but ones worn that bad usually show more difference.
A smaller thing is that if it's an original group of cards the diffeence in wear is more than I'd expect to see. I've sen a few original finds, and while there are diferences in wear they're usually similar. I'd have no problem believing the 4 commons were found together. Some back damage on one, a crease on another, but the overall look of the cards are the same.
Steve B
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