Posted By:
Frank WakefieldMarc S, I don't think it is that simple.
If we printed net54 cards, would we have one of each on a sheet? Would we double print some, or short print others. If we were going to let people pick the player they wanted, then we'd double or triple print the more famous, more requested players. That isn't steamboat science (turn of the century rocket science), that is easy to figure. If they were printed in equal numbers, with employees taking the extras home, seems like they then pitched the action T3s and only kept some of the players.
I think Mr. Lipset, and the knowledgeable collectors he consulted 30 years ago, I think they got it right. I agree that a Cobb T3 would be slightly more likely to be graded than a common one. But I also think more Cobbs were distributed.