Why is the E121 Fred Toney No Trees So tuff?

Hello everyone. Thanks to fellow board member Rhett I was able to snag the E121 (80) Fred Toney No Trees to go with my other Fred Toney series of 80 back in my Fred Toney collection. I was wondering why this one is so tough to find. I know the photo was used in the E135 set and he was on the reds in the photo. Did they simply remove it after the first print run to use a more up to date photo of him pitching on the Giants? I took my a long time to find this gem. Just about as long as it took for me to find my T210 series 6 of Fred. Any info is always appreciated and I am sure the E121 collectors have talked about this in the past so I apologize in advance for the repeat.

Tony

[kmac32]

Yours is only the second example that I have seen. I have one I picked up a few years ago from another board member. Your answer is basically supply and demand. Series of 80 can be tough. I also have Elmer Miller in series of 80 and a very bad Roger Peckinpaugh spelled correctly. The Miller is the only one I have ever seen. My Peckinpaugh is the second example I have seen. Some cards do not come up often.

Thank you for the info good sir.

Tony

[kmac32]

Just looked it up. SGC has only 2 graded examples of this card. Granted not all cards are not graded and SGC is not the only grading company, but gives an example of how scarce this card is.