C52 v T219 v T218
There are nuances to these issues:
T218 has three brands: Hassan, Mecca and Tolstoi. H and M are common; T is rare.
T219 has three brands also: Honest Long Cut, Miners Extra and Red Cross. HLC is the easiest of them. ME is uncommon (I'd say 1 in 10). RC is rare.
I'd rank them as follows:
T219 Red Cross
T218 Tolstoi
T219 Miners Extra
C52
T219 Honest Long Cut
T218 Hassan/Mecca
As far as pricing goes, with the caveat that ITE (In This Economy) all bets are off as far as how a given card does on a given day, I'd say for a typical card in collector grade, the multipliers would be about as follows:
T219 Red Cross 30x-50x
T218 Tolstoi 10x-20x
T219 Miners Extra 5x-7x
C52 3x-5x
T219 Honest Long Cut 2x-3x
T218 Hassan/Mecca 1x
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