Toughest t206 common? Which one is the rarest?

[Leon]

Doyle- National....

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by leon

doyle- national....

your are spot on leon, i was mainly talking about the "normal commons" that exclude that card and some of the others that are recognized as prized finds. O'hara, demmitt, etc.....

[Matthew H]

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[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

Zimmerman is extremely rare.

I have compiled the Cubs subset with many back variations about a half dozen times now and have never really found Zimmerman to be hard to source. My records show that $60-$80 will get you a decent looking card. There are 4 on ebay right now from $80 - $175. But, some cards seem to be elusive to me that are fairly common, except when I need/want them. Zimmerman might be that for you.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

I have compiled the Cubs subset with many back variations about a half dozen times now and have never really found Zimmerman to be hard to source. My records show that $60-$80 will get you a decent looking card. There are 4 on ebay right now from $80 - $175. But, some cards seem to be elusive to me that are fairly common, except when I need/want them. Zimmerman might be that for you.

I edited out my post, I didn't think anyone would take me serious

I don't know which are tough. I've always thought none of them were difficult to obtain. I actually learned something here.

[bbcard1]

There are quite a few that don't come up all the time. Titus has dried up...there are plenty of them but a significant amount is controlled by one guy. Puttman seems hard to me. Joe Doyle is somewhat dry. Though it is a test market of one, the last commons I needed for my set were:

44. Frank Bowerman
46. Bill Bradley (With Bat)
53. Al Bridwell (Portrait No Cap)
128. Mike Donlin (Seated)
130. Jiggs Donohue (Donahue)
192. Bob Groom
232. Fielder Jones (Chicago) (Portrait)
234. Tom Jones (St Louis)
359. Charles O'Leary (Portrait)
382. Eddie Phelps
389. Billy Purtell
418. Boss Schmidt (Throwing)
432. Jimmy Sheckard (Glove Showing)

That does not indicate any particular scarcity, if just means they were the last ones I found in an acceptable grade at a reasonable price.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Isn't the Schulte front view supposed to be tough?

AndyH

[Tao_Moko]

I have tested the market on the supposedly rare commons and though some are more difficult then others, there is not really a rare common if you are strictly considering the front of the card. I have the Lundgren with the PD350 back and that to me would be a good example of a rare common.

The others that are considered "tough" are usually Tenney, Ganley, Ames(hac) and then the team variations for Lundgren, Browne, Dahlen, Elberfeld, Smith and Kleinow. Dahlen seems to be gaining some ground in price but you could pick any one of these up with a little cash and a trip to ebay.

The SLers are a different group to discuss but again with some money, they are pretty easily obtained.

I tend to like "tough" when describing cards in this set. Some are tougher.

[Runscott]

excluding SL'ers and variations, I'll go with Ames/hands at chest and Rhodes/arm extended.