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Posted By: robert a

Croft's candies usually come with a black back.

How rare are the blue and red versions? Are there other colors?
Which is more rare...blue or red?
Thanks.
Robert A

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Posted By: Scott Elkins

David Vintage sold one on eBay last year - SGC 10. I cannot remember the exact price, but it was around $3k. From my experience, the blue variation is about as tough as a Nadja E92 (regular Nadja player - not the easy St. Louis players).

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Posted By: BcD

They do NOT usually come blank backed but if you get a blank backed E-92 I am certain there is a much greater percentage it came from Croft's Candy~.
In 1985 I purchased a pile of them from Rick Kohl and several duplicates in which blank backs were common.................but only common to the group he found in Croft's Candy. ALL the other E-92 back variations did no have nearly as many blank backs- Here is a scan of a few I purchased then- They were 4200 each and the lowest grade for one came back Ex/Mt 6/80.

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Posted By: John

B.C.D Black not blank.

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Posted By: BcD

black= 86%
blue= 6%
Blank= 7%
Red= .01%
margin for error= 09%


better?

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

Do you and Pete collaborate on this data?

For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Pete Calderon's site has virtually everything you could ever want to know about caramels - here's an e92 page with back variation examples: http://www.caramel-cards.com/e92.html

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Posted By: robert a

Thanks.
That's what I was looking for.
Robert

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Posted By: Scott Elkins

I will up my offer and make it fifteen Mint Ben Franklins for that card!

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Posted By: Peter Thomas

in the 26 Croft's Candy cards that I have which is 15%. I have made no particular effort to go after blue backs just cards that I am missing - still 24 to go and the years are flying by.