I would have to agree with Andrew on the relative rarity of Matty with American Beauty...not because it was printed less but because of the demand.
Tim,
You question is fairly complex. There are more than one grouping of cards printed with and without Hassan 649 backs.
One grouping is the Minor League cards with come with 649 backs but not 30 backs...I would put this as the group that most likely replaced the cards like Cobb.
There is also a grouping that contains some of the variations and single prints (Kleinow, Grant, Wallace no cap, etc.)
Then there are ones that defy explanation like Matty or Olmstead which seems like they should come with the 649 back but I have not confirmed it yet.
I can tell you that as of now my research shows that I have confirmed 77 different cards that come with the Hassan 649 back.
I can also say I have seen 95 different cards that come with the Hassan 30 back.
There are 53 confirmed with both backs.
I feel that this list is still incomplete though.
I hope this helps a bit.
Joshua
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