T213's rarity compared to T206

[asphaltman]

I know these aren't t206's. But in my mind they are a close cousin. Where do the T213 type 1's, type 2's, and type 3's fall in comparison to the T206's as far as populations? Obviously these weren't as widely distributed. And we know T213-1 is the hardest to find, type 3 next, and type 2 the easiest...

So is a type 1 on the level of say a T206 Carolina Brights or a Uzit as far as difficulty? Is a type 3 on par with a Cycle 460, AB 460?

I'm also amazed at what seems like the type 2's have really jumped in price the last few years when they seem to be readily available unless you're looking for a certain card.

Mine just for the fun of scans....

[jggames]

Personally I like having the Type-1s in my T206 set. I was going after them pretty hard the last couple years and I think they’re closer to BroadLeafs and CBs not UZITs…the T215s however are closer to UZITs (in my opinion). Here’s one of my pages with both.

[asphaltman]

Originally Posted by jggames

Personally I like having the Type-1s in my T206 set. I was going after them pretty hard the last couple years and I think they’re closer to BroadLeafs and CBs not UZITs…the T215s however are closer to UZITs (in my opinion). Here’s one of my pages with both.

Nice Coupon and Red Cross!

[MVSNYC]

There's way more knowledgable collectors here then me, as it relates to Coupon & Red Cross (I've owned 2-3 Coupons, but they never did much for me, compared to the T206 backs), but it is my impression, and according to T206 Resource, Coupon Type 1's are close to CB's and Blank Backs as far as rarity goes, and Red Cross is close to BL 350 and Black Lenox. Neither near the rarity of Red Hindu or Uzit.

The Red Cross in particular, though, is a great looking back.

[jggames]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Coupon Type 1's are close to CB's and Blank Backs as far as rarity goes, and Red Cross is close to BL 350 and Black Lenox. Neither near the rarity of Red Hindu or Uzit.

The Red Cross in particular, though, is a great looking back.

Apologies for taking a tangent into a Red Cross discussion, but purely for anecdotal evidence…in the last 4 years or so, I was able to add Lenox, BLs, RHs and UZITs long before having the opportunity to get a Red Cross back. Could just be a timing issue, but it was the one back that was truly hard to find relative to the others mentioned.

[puckpaul]

They are cool cards, but sometimes scarcity works against you as they dont trade and are hard to collect. Seems to be the case for these somewhat. If you feel that makes them undervalued, buy the ones you find!

[DeanH3]

Coupons are extremely tough. I do think they are under-valued compared to T206's. Obviously due to demand, which we know is key.

PSA Pop for these three. Couldn't access SGC pop at the moment so I'll check later.

Type 1 - 1
Type 2 - 30
Type 3 - 12

[hcv123]

From a supply standpoint, the Coupons are ridiculously difficult - even the type 2's. A quick scan of the PSA and SGC pop reports:

Christy Mathewson is the highest pop card in the SGC pop report at 53 graded examples, 23 of those graded under 2. There are many with single digit and very low double digit pop's

On the PSA side Cobb is the most graded with 45 examples 25 of them graded under 2

The Type 1 and 3's are almost all single digit populations.

I'm not suggesting these are all there are as I am sure there are a bunch of raw ones out there, but use the data as a point of comparison to population relative to T206.

Where the T213's have historically suffered is on the demand side. Without getting back into the "are they T206's" debate, I am perplexed whether they are or are not, that they do not get more price respect in the market place - some of these cards are INCREDIBLY hard to find - forget about completing a set!

I personally find the glossy sheen that makes the colors pop on the Type 2's to make them considerably more visually attractive than T206's.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by asphaltman

I know these aren't t206's. But in my mind they are a close cousin. Where do the T213 type 1's, type 2's, and type 3's fall in comparison to the T206's as far as populations? Obviously these weren't as widely distributed. And we know T213-1 is the hardest to find, type 3 next, and type 2 the easiest...

So is a type 1 on the level of say a T206 Carolina Brights or a Uzit as far as difficulty? Is a type 3 on par with a Cycle 460, AB 460?

I'm also amazed at what seems like the type 2's have really jumped in price the last few years when they seem to be readily available unless you're looking for a certain card.

Mine just for the fun of scans....

Dave, I don't know if there is any good way to truly compare any of the T213's scarcity to any of the T206 subsets but since you mention population in my opinion you need to compare the number of confirmed subjects in the subset to the total population. Here' what I come up with when you do that.

T213-1 Total combined SGC and PSA pop is 344 /68 = 5.05

T213-2 5247/188? = 27.9

T213-3 603/70 = 8.61

Carolina Brights 980/128 = 7.65
Broad Leaf 350 651/177 = 3.67
Uzit 305/60 = 5.08
Cycle 460 821/109 = 7.53
AB460 733/74 = 9.90

[Exhibitman]

Scarce and really nice looking too. What's not to love?

[NiceDocter]

All are Type 2s..... got the Griffith at auction about 4 years ago, the others bought from a great Net54er a few years before that.

[GasHouseGang]

The colors in those cards really pop. Beautiful.

[RCMcKenzie]

The easiest T213-2 cards, the ones that have the highest populations, are the cards, like Cobb red and Mathewson, that were released in 1914, 1915, and 1916.

The cards with smaller pops are the ones that were only released in one year, or part of one year. Here's a 1916 Frank Chance. I think this is a player, manager, and owner card.

[brianp-beme]

T213-2 cards can be nice even when in low condition (but still retaining the gloss).

Brian

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

The easiest T213-2 cards, the ones that have the highest populations, are the cards, like Cobb red and Mathewson, that were released in 1914, 1915, and 1916.

The cards with smaller pops are the ones that were only released in one year, or part of one year. Here's a 1916 Frank Chance. I think this is a player, manager, and owner card.

Chance with Los Angeles in the PCL? Great. Now I have another card to chase...

[investinrookies]

Just bought my first T213-2 and it’s a PSA 1 Cobb. Can’t wait to get it. The scarcity compared to T206s of the same cards and the colors/gloss make these special cards to own in my mind. What’s not to like, in ways a better/rare option ofT206s. As more collectors catch on to these they will gain even more in popularity and price.

Here’s the Cobb I recently bought. Special card for sure, I need more to go with it but the star players are now very hard to find.





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[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by investinrookies

What’s not to like, in ways a better/rare option ofT206s.

Nice pick up! Congrats. That is almost exactly what my dad said at a local show 45 years ago when he was paying.

Here's one that is interesting. Usually a miscut can tell you when a card was released. In this case, Bill Sweeney Chicago is on top.

Bill Sweeney
1913 Boston
1914 Chicago

Heinie Wagner
1913 Boston
1914 no stats? injured?
1915 Boston 84 games
1916 Boston 6 games

Wagner only comes with a Boston caption and Bill Sweeney with Boston and Chicago.

I used to think that the Boston Sweeney was released early in 1914 and his Chicago card in a later 1914 printing.


This Wagner makes it seem that this card is an early 1915 printing. I dunno

[DeanH3]

Originally Posted by investinrookies

Just bought my first T213-2 and it’s a PSA 1 Cobb. Can’t wait to get it. The scarcity compared to T206s of the same cards and the colors/gloss make these special cards to own in my mind. What’s not to like, in ways a better/rare option ofT206s. As more collectors catch on to these they will gain even more in popularity and price.

Here’s the Cobb I recently bought. Special card for sure, I need more to go with it but the star players are now very hard to find.





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Sweet card. Waiting for a gem like that to arrive definitely gets the juices flowing. Congrats!

[Pat R]

T213/T82 newspaper clip
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[Kevin]

What ever happened to Mr Broussard’s collection??