The T206 "Elite Eight" have become the "Elite Eleven"

[atx840]

OT for sure Ted...I've emailed my data and reached out to you and never hear back so this is the only way I can engage you to discuss some other interesting oddities.

Breaking the 350 series backs into groups (sheet mates) based on cards that are only found with the same backs with no exceptions....you start to see patterns.

Like your Elite 11 pop right out - Groups 8 (3), 18 (3), 24 (5) = 11 + Group 19 (Lundren)



Those in Group 4 (9) I mentioned are in their own group and are all still unconfirmed for Sov350s....leading me to believe they do not exist. There are several more subgroups if you start to group the unconfirmed groups.

I think we can knock off most of the unconfirmed cards through this method.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by atx840

OT for sure Ted...I've emailed my data and reached out to you and never hear back so this is the only way I can engage you to discuss some other interesting oddities.

Breaking the 350 series backs into groups (sheet mates) based on cards that are only found with the same backs with no exceptions....you start to see patterns.

Like your Elite 11 pop right out - Groups 8 (3), 18 (3), 24 (5) = 11 + Group 19 (Lundren)



Those in Group 4 (9) I mentioned are in their own group and are all still unconfirmed for Sov350s....leading me to believe they do not exist. There are several more subgroups if you start to group the unconfirmed groups.

I think we can knock off most of the unconfirmed cards through this method.

I haven't seen the data Chris has on the 350s, but I've had a nice long look at his work on the 460's and other than a very few minor adjustments that might be needed it looks to be both correct and very interesting.

Steve B

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

I really wish I had kept back and front scans of all the T206s I once owned. All most all the cards I accumulated and sold from the mid 80s to the mid 2000's I either did not keep any scan or never scanned the front with back.

Of the 80 cards I had from the mid 80s there was a Ewing and Spenser EPDG and I was almost positive I once owned a Mullin Pied 350, I use to buy horizontals all the time. Decided I did not want to go for a back run of them because I had a Piedmont 150 and 350, sold off the others and kept the highest grade one. But that being said I have no scan of the 350, so who knows if I actually owned one.

I added cards are interesting because I thought the Shaw and Schaefer were a little tougher but not well known but the Spencer never seemed to fall into that category.

I still think there are some tougher commons out the that will get there day in the sun. Kleinow, NY & Smith, Chicago come to mind.

Lee