1921-22 . E220 National Caramel

[ValKehl]

Brian, thanks for providing all this info re the 3 different backs backs that are found on the E220 cards, which I never knew. I'm trying to achieve a master set of Sam Rice's cards, and the only E220 card of Rice (shown below) I have is the more common Type 1. If anyone has a Type 2 or Type 3 card they are willing to part with, I'll be most appreciative. It is interesting that this card says Rice is a 3rd baseman - I don't believe he ever played this position.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Brian, thanks for providing all this info re the 3 different backs backs that are found on the E220 cards, which I never knew. I'm trying to achieve a master set of Sam Rice's cards, and the only E220 card of Rice (shown below) I have is the more common Type 1. If anyone has a Type 2 or Type 3 card they are willing to part with, I'll be most appreciative. It is interesting that this card says Rice is a 3rd baseman - I don't believe he ever played this position.

No problem Val. I like to share when it comes to card info. Definitely Type 3 cards of Rice have been seen. And you may get lucky with the Type 2...my research on these backs has been real sporadic over the years, so Rice may be one of those undiscovered Type 2 cards that are bound to be lurking out there.

Brian

[Leon]

Nice info guys!

E220s from my last collection.. (scans are messed up, cards are the same size )

[brianp-beme]

The E220 Jim Bagby card has my all-time favorite misspelling of a player's name.

Brian

Originally Posted by Leon

Nice info guys!

E220s from my last collection.. (scans are messed up, cards are the same size )

[investinrookies]

Great thread with good info, thanks for putting it out there. Love the image and rarity of the issue.

[investinrookies]

I decided to break down the total number of backs of the E220 Babe Ruth's using VCP as a my resource. This was very easy to do since the card has very few compiled previous sales due to its scarcity. Only the cards where the back images could be confirmed were used in the totals.

Breakdown by Back Type for the E220 Babe Ruth:

Type 1-SGC 7, PSA 5=12 total
Type 2-zero (which is inline with the list provided above)
Type 3-SGC 3, PSA 3=6 total

The type 3 back vs the type 1 back for the Ruth card shows the Type 3 back is 50% rarer than the Type 1 back. Further validates that the Type 3 cards are much rarer, especially in the case of Ruth.