T206 'sets'

[Cozumeleno]

Our of curiosity, anyone have any thought/guesses as to how many 520-card T206 'sets' exist out there? Obviously we're talking only a few 524-card sets around. We have 27 registered here at 520 in the Monster Number thread with several very close. Even with that, while my guess would be that almost all are still together, I guess we can't be sure.

As somewhat of a point of reference, there are about 250 each of the Demmitt and O'Hara St. Louis cards combined in the PSA and SGC registries. I think that's probably the best place to start.

I did find this thread searching for it, but it was from 4-5 years ago. Wondering if anyone has had any recent thoughts on it.

[sreader3]

I will guess 60-80 520+ T206 "sets," ballpark.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I have been curious, I wonder how many people that are fortunate enough to own the Wagner have also completed the set? Or was the Wagner and/or Plank simply an investment?

In the spirit of the hobby I hope many of them have also completed the set!

[bbcard1]

I have heard the number 300 Oharas and Demmits out there ... which that would be the limiting factor for the set of 520. I have both, one graded, one not, both horrible condition.

I'll be half of the known Wagners are not in sets.

[Cozumeleno]

My immediate inclination was around 75-100 and that's nothing more than a wild guess. I would say there are around 400-500 Demmitt/O'Haras (I think there are more than 300 just because about 250 or so of each are in the pop reports). And while I think a good bit more are at 500 or so, I'm not sure how many are at 520. For example, the Monster Number post has 27 at 520, but more than double that at 500 or more.

I do think there are a good number of sets unaccounted for from older collectors that put them together and have basically sat on them ever since. But I also think there are several that have probably been broken up and sold.

To the point about the Wagner owners, I see that as more of a specialty collector. I think many that own them couldn't care less about the set and are really just in it for that one card. There are exceptions, but I wouldn't be surprised if many of them only had the Wagner or the Wagner and other Big 4 cards.

[Jantz]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

I have been curious, I wonder how many people that are fortunate enough to own the Wagner have also completed the set? Or was the Wagner and/or Plank simply an investment?

In the spirit of the hobby I hope many of them have also completed the set!

Good question Mike

For a fortunate collector though, owning/purchasing a Wagner & a Plank is easy, the Joe Doyle Nat'l is the tough one.

[sbfinley]

Off the top of my head I can think of two 524 sets that have been broken up, two that are intact, and one that is technically at 533.

Edited: The two broken sets might not have been 523 not 524. Anywho...

[LuckyLarry]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Off the top of my head I can think of two 524 sets that have been broken up, two that are intact, and one that is technically at 533.

Steven what cards take the set from 524 to 533?
Larry

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Jantz

Good question Mike

For a fortunate collector though, owning/purchasing a Wagner & a Plank is easy, the Joe Doyle Nat'l is the tough one.

Hey Jantz, you reminded me of something I've always wondered about: who owns the Doyles? There are eight known:
Brian Powell owns one,
Richard Masson,
David Hall (I think),
Larry Fritsh owned two. I never heard of them coming to market, so perhaps they passed to his son (?),
That's five. I'm not sure if Keith Olbermman ever got one.

Does anyone else know who owns the rest?

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Sean

Hey Jantz, you reminded me of something I've always wondered about: who owns the Doyles? There are eight known:
Brian Powell owns one,
Richard Masson,
David Hall (I think),
Larry Fritsh owned two. I never heard of them coming to market, so perhaps they passed to his son (?),
That's five. I'm not sure if Keith Olbermman ever got one.

Does anyone else know who owns the rest?

Listed here are the past or current owners (in chronological order) of the Joe Doyle error cards......


Richard Russell (1910)....his Doyle (with his T-card collection) is on display at Univ. of Georgia.

Larry Fritsch (circa 1980)

Bill Huggins (circa 1985)

Charlie Conlin (circa late 1980's)

Joe Peleaz (circa early 1990's)

Levi Bleam (1991)

KO (1990's)

2010 find (current owner unknown)


TED Z
.