M101-4 / M101-5

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Posted By: Brett Domue

All,

In cayching up with the posts from the past year, I noticed a couple threads on the dates of M101-4 and M101-5, and based on the research, it appeared that the general consensus was that both sets were in fact 1916 issues, with the M101-4's being something of an update to the M101-5.

My question here is whether these really are 2 different sets at all. As it is, any player who did not change numbers between the -4 and -5 set is completely indistinguishable from one to the other (for those backs common to both series). How could/should one decide if a Ruth w/ Sporting News Back is M101-4 or M101-5? Are they not, in fact, identical? How is this any different from a T206 pose that appears in both the 150 and 350 series?

For those players who changed number or can only be found in 1 series, and perhaps for those backs that can be conclusively linked to 1 series, I can see differentiating. However, how can someone say that one Sporting Life Back Ruth is $14k while another is $8500?

Brett

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